A man suspected of being a member of the notorious gang of jewel thieves has been arrested in Spain.
The group has carried out raids on many high end jewellery shops, including a number on the French Riviera as well as London, Tokyo and Dubai, robbing some £100 million worth of gems.
In 2007 they made off with diamonds worth £2.5 million when they smashed into a shop in the Wafi City Mall in Dubai.
Borko Ilincic, 33, is suspected of being part of that heist. He was apprehended by Spanish police in the town of Alcala de Hanares, near Madrid, as he drove out of a hotel in a hire car.
Detectives said he was using a Bosnian passport, although Interpol listed him as being from Serbia, the home of many of the Panther gang. It is suspected the group was formed by smugglers and militiamen coming out of the Balkan civil war.
The Pink Panthers have gained the grudging respect of law enforcement agencies for their determination, creativity and meticulous planning. Their nickname developed after a diamond from a raid in London later was found hidden in face cream, a tactic used in the 1963 Pink Panther comedy film featuring Inspector Clouseau.
Their most dazzling grab so far is the Comtesse de Vendome, a 125-carat necklace of 116 diamonds worth around £20 million. It was stolen in Tokyo in 2004, where raiders rode in on bicycles and wore anti-pollution masks as a disguise.
