Newly-released video footage captured the moment an intrepid pair of thieves burst into a store at a Miami Beach hotel, and got away with $1.8 million in Hermès bags in a matter of seconds.
The two men broke into the Maison Wrist Aficionado store in the Setai Hotel in the south Florida city around 2:45 a.m. on March 19, Local10 reported.
The men had hoods and masks over their faces as they knocked pricey bags off display shelves and into rolling garbage cans they carried, the footage showed.
The duo spent only about 43 seconds inside the store, but managed to make off with at least 60 Birkin bags – Hermès’ highly-coveted signature design that retails for well into the five figures, Local10 reported at the time.
Birkins retail for $10,000 to up to $450,000.
All told, the pair got away with around $1.8 million in fine leathers goods, cops said.
Authorities were alerted to the robbery around 3 a.m., and police officers found the door to the boutique propped open with the lock punched out, NBC6 reported.
Eduardo Travieso Garcia, 45, was arrested several hours later when police tracked him down via the license plate number of the orange Hyundai Santa Fe he drove away from the scene.
The distinctive vehicle was also linked to a jewelry heist in Hillsborough County on March 9, Local10 said.
Garcia was charged with masked burglary of an unoccupied structure, first degree grand theft, and unlawful use of a communications device, according to Miami-Dade Corrections records.
As of Tuesday afternoon, police had not released further information about the second suspect, who fled the scene in a truck carrying the garbage cans full of bags.
The Miami Beach Police Department said the investigation is still ongoing.