Japan, London, Denmark, Monaco, Paris, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the United States have all been targeted by the gang, with the attention to detail of the heists ensuring a high rate of success. In the space of six years during the 21st century, the Pink Panthers robbed 120 stores in 20 countries. One of the thieves was sentenced to 15 years in prison in July 2004. Graff had been targeted in 2002 and lost £23 million on that occasion, £3 million of which was recovered two years later. Three men were suspected of being behind the theft one was in possession of a firearm. In May 2005, Graff, a diamond specialist in London, was targeted by Pink Panthers and lost a total of £1 million in jewellery. The thieves hid the diamond in a jar of face cream, mimicking an act seen in the film The Return of the Pink Panther. In 2003, the gang first came to attention and earned the nickname "Pink Panthers" following the theft of a £500,000 diamond from a jewellers in the Mayfair area of London. The thieves escaped with more than €80 million worth of jewellery. Law enforcement authorities suspect their involvement in the heist of the jewellery store Harry Winston in Paris on 9 December 2008. Some law enforcement agencies suspect that the group is responsible for over US$500 million in robberies of gold and diamonds from the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Japan, France, Liechtenstein, Germany, United States of America, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Spain, Monaco, Austria, Australia, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Belgium. A film documentary based upon their thefts, Smash & Grab, was released on 2 July 2013. They have operated in numerous countries and on several continents, and include Japan's most successful robbery amongst their thefts. The Pink Panthers are responsible for what have been termed some of the most "glamorous" heists in history, with one criminologist even describing their crimes as "artistry".
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The organization was named by Interpol after The Pink Panther series of crime comedy films. The organization's membership mostly consists of Serbian, Montenegrin and other former Yugoslavian state citizens, believed to be remnants of the Bosnian War who have made criminal use of their militaristic skills. Both women and men play an equal part in the structure of the organization.
The organization has roughly 800 core members, many of whom are ex-soldiers with extensive military and paramilitary backgrounds. The Pink Panthers are an international jewel thief network responsible for a number of robberies and thefts described as some of the most audacious in the history of organized crime.
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