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The Paris home of the heir to the Louis Vuitton luxury fashion empire, Benoit-Louis Vuitton, was raided and looted for “millions” of luxury items, including never-before-seen handbags, according to French media.

It happened overnight from Sunday to Monday in an elegant house in the upscale seventh arrondissement of the French capital, Agence France-Presse reported on Monday, near the Eiffel Tower, the Invalides military museum and Napoleon’s tomb. .

French outlet Actu17 reported that the thieves entered around midnight and stole “some bags that are prototypes of great value” along with watches, jewelry and other goods. No one was home at the time, and Vuitton’s most recent Instagram posts have been shared from New York.

The Paris gang unit is investigating, according to authorities.

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Benoit Vuitton attends the Breast Cancer Research Foundation Boston Hot Pink Party honoring Bill Belichick, Linda Holliday at InterContinental Boston on April 23, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts.
(Paul Marotta/Getty Images for BCRF)

Benoit-Louis Vuitton is the sixth-generation grandson of the brand’s namesake founder, who died in 1892. Louis Vuitton is now part of Paris-based LVMH after the 1987 merger that combined Louis Vuitton and Moet et Chandon.

The company’s products range from luxury accessories to wine and spirits, media and more.

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Benoit-Louis Vuitton attends the "I smile back" dinner during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival at Byblos on September 16, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.

Benoit-Louis Vuitton attends the “I Smile Back” dinner during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival at Byblos on September 16, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.
(Sonia Recchia/Getty Images, iStock)

According to a Prestige profile, the 45-year-old scion is the company’s director of arts, culture and heritage. He previously led the company’s watch and jewelry design.

A Louis Vuitton store on Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Shui, Kowloon.

A Louis Vuitton store on Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Shui, Kowloon.
(iStock)

Louis Vuitton luxury bags are expensive and iconic, coveted by thieves and counterfeiters alike.

The wanted products have also been targeted by retail theft rings in the US.

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Last week, a Washington state teenager passed out trying to flee a Louis Vuitton store in Bellevue with stolen handbags worth an estimated $18,000.

Video shows him crashing into a glass window, hitting his head and falling to the ground before a security guard took control of the scene. His name was not released because he is a minor, but police said they suspected he was part of a retail criminal ring.

This photograph taken on October 18, 2022 shows Les Invalides in Paris.

This photograph taken on October 18, 2022 shows Les Invalides in Paris.
(Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/AFP via Getty)

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In April, a group of masked thieves broke into a Louis Vuitton store in Ohio and walked out with more than $100,000 worth of merchandise in a matter of minutes.

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