A man stole a handbag outside a London pub. Inside was a Faberge egg and watch worth nearly $3 million.
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Key Points:
- Enzo Conticello, 29, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for stealing a handbag containing a Faberge egg and watch valued at over $2.8 million from a London pub.
- The theft occurred outside the Dog and Duck pub in Soho, where the victim's Givenchy handbag was stolen, containing the emerald-encrusted Faberge items, a laptop, wallet, AirPods, and bank cards.
- The Faberge egg and watch were part of a limited "Emerald Isle" series by the Craft Irish Whiskey Company, with sets valued between $2 million and $3 million; these items remain unrecovered.
- Conticello, who pleaded guilty to theft and fraud, used the stolen bank cards for purchases and later exchanged the items for drugs, unaware of their high value.
- The court noted Conticello acted opportunistically, was homeless, and struggled with cocaine addiction; he will serve half his sentence in custody before release under license.
