- The driver of the orange truck
get out of the truck... - Yes, it is received. - The drivers discuss, at the door level
front of the black Clio. So, we can think that
the guys are in the Clio. - Here we go ! We're going slowly. We're going slowly,
we're getting closer there. On the right guys,
the Clio is on the right! Come on Brice, send the sauce! The trap closes around
of this black car, surrounded by vehicles
unmarked by the BIS. At the wheel, a dangerous criminal
that the police are tracking, since several weeks. - Not moving ! Go to sleep ! This man on the ground would be the
concessionaire of organized crime, a car supplier
luxury items stolen, then resold to be used for
robberies or go fasts, these import circuits
of d*** at high speed. - You take the guy in a car. For the BRI, it is essential
to catch the delinquents, in the act. These 38 ton trucks, were ready to leave when
the commissioner and his teams, launched the top arrests. These men would be the small
network hands, drivers who transport
stolen cars. - We'll look at what's inside. All that remains is to open the containers, with the hope of finding
evidence of trafficking. These cars are almost new. They are each worth several
tens of thousands of euros. In a second truck,
a third luxury sedan. - That one is beautiful! All were stolen according to
the same procedure, homejacking. A home robbery, which allows you to steal a car
with its ignition key. - Some vehicles were used. The Audi RS4 served, to a robbery in Paris. Place Vendôme, in a hotel. They left with the safe. Become too visible,
the suspected thieves, had planned for them
a retreat in the sun. - Immediately, they are resold and visibly,
they were intended for Africa. The network leader would have sent, around thirty cars in Senegal. Profit: more than €300,000
in six months. This sum in cash was to
used to pay drivers. - 40 €50 notes. Placed in pre-trial detention
while awaiting his judgment, the man, a repeat offender, risks a sentence of 5 years in prison. 36 Quai des Goldsmiths, police headquarters
Parisian judicial system. The biggest bandits
and assassins of the last century, climbed the steps
of this mythical staircase. The serial killer Landru. Jacques Mesrine. Or even Guy Georges, the murderer from eastern Paris. The Quai des Orfèvres is as fascinating as
the authors of detective films, that he scares the thugs. The 36, as it is nicknamed
the police men, is directed by Christian Flaesch. It houses three elite units. The criminal squad, the narcotics brigade, the search brigade
and intervention, nicknamed the anti-gang. At the beginning of the 60s,
bank robberies explode. Commissioner François Le Mouël
then creates the BRI. It will revolutionize
investigation techniques. The idea is simple,
unlike their predecessors, the BIS police officers begin
their investigation into the robbers well before they took action. - The miracle pipe does not exist. Nobody comes to tell you they're going
have a hold-up on such and such a day in such and such a place. It was necessary to act upstream,
find targets, identify suspects,
keep them under surveillance and progress at the same time as them, towards their next goals and intervene at a time, very close to the crime. Three bosses of the BIS,
three eras. Robert Broussard, he took charge of the anti-gang in 1973. The 70s, a troubled period, marked by regulations
of accounts in the industry and villainous kidnappings. This is also the golden age of the BRI. - We had between 20 and 25 teams
robbers per year, plus the hostage-taking cases. What has changed by
compared to now, it's just the thugs
high level, let's say, when they were taken
in the act, In general, things were going well. They had to be stuck and they
were even good players afterwards. Whereas now, for a yes,
for a no, the thugs shoot. Today,
it's Commissioner Michel Faury, who leads this legendary brigade. Every time he recruits
new police officers, he is looking for a very particular profile. - Essential quality
BRI police officers, besides courage, I think there is patience. We often have the prism
distorting films, where, in 2 hours, it is knotted
indeed a plot, an investigation and arrest.
But no ! This is still the case today,
these are months of surveillance. To fully understand the work
BIS investigators, so we needed time. Exceptionally, Michel Faury
and his deputy Georges Salinas, opened their doors to us
and left to accompany them on the ground, during six months. Only the two commissioners
accepted, that we film them
with uncovered face. Anonymity is imperative
for their men. At 36, the BRI HQ, is on the fourth floor,
just under the roof. Almost a second home, for the fifty police officers
of the brigade, who live here almost
day and night. 24 hours a day, we will share
the extraordinary everyday life, from group 40 of Brie, seven police officers and a hunting board
worthy of the best thrillers. Several dozen hits
in organized crime. The leader of group 40,
everyone calls him Plastic. Two days ago,
he received this file, with some photographs. Plastic doesn't know it yet, but this new investigation, will be one of the most beautiful
business of the year. The starting point, the violent robbery
a post office, that these criminals would have
committed a few months ago. They were equipped with at least 2 k***,
bulletproof vests. There were 4 of them. The damage is not enormous,
but the operating mode, is relatively interesting for us, because well oiled, a car burned to prevent
the arrival of the police at the post office, a leak on two scooters, a stolen truck
to remove the grille. A passerby filmed these images, just a few minutes
after the robbery. The criminals come
to flee. To erase their fingerprints, they set the truck on fire, used to tear
the gates of the post office. The fugitives were not arrested. Plastic knows that these individuals
are repeat offenders, even if he doesn't have the proof
that they robbed the post office. He also knows that he is preparing
probably another armed robbery, this time, plastic hopes well
catch them in the act. - The purpose of the BRI, is to challenge
the perpetrators of the facts, hand in the bag, I would say, weapons in hand,
the loot in the pockets and driving their stolen car. The next day, it's in the parking lot
from a small suburban town, let the hunt begin. A BIS informant
gave an address, which would be that of the team leader
of suspected robbers. The police have already
given a nickname: tango. - A gray grid, and when you look at the house
behind this gate, it's a pavilion,
We thought it wasn't bad. According to their sources,
the suspects allegedly stole, a fast car last night, at a red light,
they would have torn violently, the driver of his car. Today, Plastic and his men
absolutely want, find the car. They are convinced that she will be
used for the future heist. - They've already been caught. They
know a little about our techniques, but they know how to remain discreet. You have to be wary of these
more than the others, already arrested,
they are experienced robbers. We know they are armed. The policeman stops a few
hundreds of meters, from Tango's home. - I'm sure she is
in the corner. But the hours pass
and still nothing. - You have to be patient, sometimes,
luck smiles upon us. And sometimes we are even very surprised, to be on individuals and 2-3 days
after raising them in flag, at a bank or jewelry store, since it's fashionable at the moment. Sometimes we get lucky
and it lasts less long. Sometimes it lasts a very long time too. At the end of the morning,
Plastic changes strategy. With Rémy, police officer
at the BIS for five years, they go patrolling
discreetly in the neighborhood. - For the Topaze available from Topaze 47. For information, we with 41, we are going
turn in the small streets, Looking for a car
which interests us. But the robbers who track
Plastic and Rémy, will certainly not take the risk
to park a stolen car, right next to their house. - We're looking for the car, that our team flew yesterday. - She must be in the area but
It’s so big that we’re looking for. However, Plastic does not give up. He decides to search the parking lots
neighboring cities. - Over there, on the left! Go see, it looks similar! The rims look similar! Wait, hide your camera... But in my opinion, this is it. We have it ! Flawless ! The persistence of the police to pay. - Bingo my friend!
- We found the car. From this moment on, they will not
no longer lose sight of this car. Each morning,
for several weeks, our team will support
the police men, hiding out in this neighborhood. - She's there !
- It's that one ? - Of course it's the one! On the other hand, they put it back well. Replater, that is to say that Tango, replaced the plates
original mineralogical, by those of an identical car. The principle,
driving a stolen vehicle, without risk of being confused
by the police. For plastic, this car is the one, which should be used
for the robbery. It is by following her day and night, that he hopes to end up in flagrante delicto. We will follow this investigation
with the investigators, For many months,
because this robbery affair, is just getting started. At the same time, men
of the anti-gang remain on alert, for emergency situations. The next day, 4:30 a.m. The investigation into Tango continues, but Plastic and his colleagues
are mobilized, for another sensitive operation. - Kidnapping, sequestration
in an organized band, intentional violence in meetings
with weapon and premeditation, attempted gang homicide
organized, criminal association, committed last September, we are going to look for 4 individuals. It is a case of rare violence. Two months ago, a young man
is kidnapped and sequestered, in the cellar of a city
of La Courneuve. The victim is tortured
and left for dead, before being miraculously saved. An attempted murder on background
settlement of accounts between dealers. The judicial police
from Seine-Saint-Denis, has just identified the four
alleged perpetrators of the kidnapping, the BRI is called in for reinforcement
to challenge them. Their equipment is up to par
potential risks. - The bulletproof vest, class 4 which stops up to 7.62. The 7.62, the caliber of the K***, a widely used weapon of war
by organized crime. - Shoulder protection
and the collar. Three years ago, Saïd was injured
shot in intervention. - Zero risk does not exist. In absolute terms, it would be necessary
walking around in a diving suit, intervene in a diving suit
but that is not possible. The anti-gang is the armed wing of all
the judicial police of Île-de-France, for murder cases,
of terrorism, or organized crime. - It's always a pleasure to
get up, see friends and to provide service to
colleagues who need it. Because they pass
weeks, months, to identify the perpetrators of offenses. So it's a great pleasure for
them to go and get them, obviously. This morning, Plastic took 20
BRI police officers with him. Everyone wears their hood to avoid
to be identified by the suspects. The alleged kidnappers, all live in a city
very sensitive from La Courneuve. The police take
maximum precautions, because they can at any time be
spotted, even at 6 a.m. - This is what we call choufs, people of the city for
notify of our arrival. These are deal points
who walk day and night. It wakes up quickly afterwards in the city. This war equipment allows
to get anywhere in seconds. The suspects are undoubtedly armed. The objective is to neutralize them, before they have
time to react. - Doc, are you bringing up the rear? The presence of a doctor is mandatory
for these high-risk interventions. In his bag, the necessary
in the event of a gunshot wound. - Thierry, it’s good for everyone. The police want to arrest
all four men simultaneously. News travels very quickly and they want to prevent
that certain suspects, notified of the operation,
do not flee. - It's here, in this corridor. The men of the BRI will be the first
to enter the apartments. They know that once
the door broken, the first fifteen
seconds are decisive. 6 a.m., the legal time to intervene. - Police !
Get away from the door! Behind the door, a man, the father of one of the alleged criminals. But his son left the apartment. At the same time,
in a neighboring building. - A priori, there is no one. Really, it's empty! There were a lot of people,
not so long ago. - It was already open! The police believe that the
that they are looking for has spotted them. Through the window, a bird's eye view
on the parking. There were people down there,
In my opinion it's dead... - Yes, it's dead,
they saw us arrive... Apparently there was someone there, who left the scene
not long ago. He may have been warned. For the moment,
two suspects out of four, have already fled. - Get out of bed! Get out of bed I tell you! In this bed with the striped polo shirt, one of the alleged kidnappers. The man resists, but is overpowered. He knows he faces 20 years
prison for kidnapping, kidnapping and attempted murder. Fourth and last apartment. - Police. Everyone goes to bed.
Go to bed ! Get in the room! This time, the suspect's family
is caught sleeping. Okay, continue there.
It's good. You stay there, madam! But no trace of the offender. Only one of the alleged kidnappers
was arrested. The other three are today
still on the run, probably abroad. - Empty! Everyone
left before we arrived! End of mission for Plastic
and his men. - Return to service. Civilian outfit and hideout.
Little coffee first! But no time to rest, the investigation into Tango and his team
robbers, takes a new turn. An indicator provided to Plastic
valuable information, the criminals would have gone to
an industrial zone in the north of Paris. For 1 hour,
the police are patrolling, looking for the stolen car, but no trace of the criminals. No robbery today, but the police are used to it
hideouts that don't come to fruition. However, this makes
now 3 weeks, that Plastic wakes us up
every night before dawn, because every day can be good, that of armed robbery. - In general, they are greedy. And they are also in a hurry
to earn some money, We never say to each other
that it will last a year. It can last 2-3 months, but here, we feel they are rather motivated. Plastic decides to inspect
the surroundings of warehouses and he quickly understands the reason
morning tango visit, in this industrial zone. He would have chosen his target. - It's a factory, luxury clothing and leather goods, a major French brand, that our team spotted
at 4:30-5 a.m. and they were obviously
on the exit of the trucks. We're heading towards a freight heist. A freight heist, the armed robbery of a truck, loaded with luxury goods. The police now have
a step ahead. Another crucial element,
after painstaking work, Plastic managed to identify
precisely, the whole tango team. - He is the leader of the team, who is very well known and who did quite a bit
years in prison. In these photos, here is Tango
and his three lieutenants. - They are young people,
This is the rising generation. The one we call Tango, the leader, builds a small team
and he teaches them the trade. They are starting, they have started
by petty crimes and it will go up to the robbery. But for the most part,
they are 20, 22, 23 years old. Plastic has more evidence
which confirm an imminent robbery. - We learned yesterday, that they were looking for weapons,
This is not the time to relax. Especially not now
because we have everything in hand. We have identified all our individuals,
we have stolen cars, we have their personal cars,
their addresses, we have everything in hand. We may even have their objective,
what they want to rob. It is not the moment
to move on. As Plastic had anticipated, Tango and his team
will come back very quickly, in this industrial zone, the next day. - Hello Momo! There was a car
which lit up in front of the dome. They moved this morning at 6 a.m. They recovered
each other, to finally land at Tango,
the team leader. It's an interesting hour
because they come together very early, or it smells like spotting this morning, or they
will take action, I don't know... It's not in their habits... The robbery will perhaps have
place this morning. Meet at dawn with the others
anti-gang investigators. - I'm fed up with you
see guys! - Same for me ! - I have the impression
to live with you! George Salinas,
number 2 of the BIS, made the trip. - We are hidden in the parking lot
of a restaurant, since these individuals
are very suspicious. To avoid being spotted, you must
that we too are hiding. Tango gathered his team, Plastic walks past his house
and spots the car. But also a stolen 4x4
by the criminals, probably for the robbery. And 1 hour later... - National 1... Golf first, Lexus second... - It's received. We'll all take it. - Is this accepted for everyone?
- Yes, received! A shadowing begins. - There is the Lexus. Georges, when you leave your location,
it's stuck at the traffic light on your left. It's gone, it's behind you. In the 4x4, the suspects. Plastic keeps his distance and the police take turns
to avoid being identified. - It goes up to ***, on the left and it's coming towards you, towards the town hall. - She's on the far left.
- It's received. No one commits, let it go! Stay on the main axis, this is not
No need to heat them up. It is 8am, opening time of stores. They seem super active this morning. To ride in the middle of the day with
a flashy stolen car, if they come across a check,
it's going to go hunting. They take a lot of risks. I think they are looking
to type something. We're going to let it take hold. I let him go. - We're good there!
- We're there, buddy! - Yes, we're there! Them too ! - No, but now they're going to hit!
- Yes, that’s a good sign! It takes the direction of the objective. After several weeks
surveillance and surveillance, Maybe Plastic and his group will
arrest the suspected robbers, in the act. The 4x4 stolen by Tango
and his team, takes charge of the warehouses
luxury, spotted the day before. - I'll let him go.
- We're good, we're happy. We will be even more so
when we're done guys. If we do them. But having reached this fork, sudden change of program. - For everyone, the Lexus turns around
and returns to the highway. We always procrastinate, that’s
maybe a return home. We will see. Rémy will quickly understand why
the suspects changed their minds. A stone's throw from the warehouses, an ordinary traffic stop. - That dissuaded them. They don't like blue. It's a few meters
of what interests them. They won't take the risk
to go up in braquo. For the police, the blow is hard. After two months of investigation, they thought they would conclude today
by flagrante delicto. Back to 36, after dozens of hours
monitoring in a few days, Rémy needs to rest. - Since we have a week
a bit difficult, we get up early, a little every morning. The administration put us
available for Picot beds. It feels good because we
gets up early, we don't count the hours, we spend days at 12-1 p.m.... We live with the thugs! See you later ! Others take advantage of it to
to keep onself in good form. Excellent physical condition, is part of the mandatory criteria
to integrate the BRI. Only 5% of candidates, pass successfully
the selection tests. To maintain this level of excellence, throughout their career,
the anti-gang men, train tirelessly. Abseiling of 50 meters
from a helicopter, to invest a building from the sky, evacuate a civilian in danger
or an injured police officer. Live ammunition shooting session, to reproduce the conditions
of an assault, where they should take
all the risks. Until the hostage-taking simulation
in the bowels of Paris. - Surrender! We recovered the hostages. You go out, you show your hands
and you throw away your weapon! Or in the galleries
from the Louvre Museum. And even from the roof of a building. Like RAID and GIGN, members of the BIS
are prepared to face, the most extreme situations. The anti-gang, on the other hand, is the only elite unit that
simultaneously conducts investigations on organized crime. In the middle of the night,
Plastic receives information. Tango and his lieutenants seem
determined to take action. He wakes up all the members
of his group and our team. It's 5 a.m. - You can give us
a hand ? - Yes, explain to me what it is. They left in the Golf
earlier than expected and they had to do
a stop in a city, to get a guy back
that we don't know. Direction, an industrial zone
from the Parisian suburbs. After the failed robbery the day before, it's probably here
that the criminals will operate. - Let's go ! We arrive ! - Ok, thank you, see you later. The suspects' car, 2 kilometers away
ahead of Plastic. He calls for reinforcements. - I need as many people as possible,
knowing that a priori, there would be 4 of them in two vehicles, the Golf and the truck
who should rob. It takes a lot of people, for a spinning mill,
if it separates further. Look closely, she’s there! For all, we just met her
the Golf is at the roundabout, at the height of the zone. The stolen car is located, near warehouses from which
freight trucks. Plastic and Rémy separate
to crisscross the industrial zone. - I'm going to go get dressed
at the roundabout. There are plenty of bushes, I will be
hidden, that will allow me, to see if they are
behind a truck and to be able to announce to colleagues
who are on site. We entrust Rémy with a small camera and let's stay with Plastic. For almost an hour,
investigators monitor suspects, - It's in the zone! who make strange comings and goings. It's 6:30 in the morning, the time when dozens
trucks leave their warehouses. - Golf is coming back. Waiting for management... It takes the D212,
national direction 2, Paris. - It's received. To avoid being detected, Plastic follows them from a distance. They turn to find
a truck that interests them, because they don't
no static. The difficulty is to see
what they look at, because it's dark and we
don't want to heat them too much, to stay too close behind. We let him sail. In all cases,
if they follow a truck, it will come out of this sector
to type it. Rémy, are you receiving? It’s coming towards you! It's behind a truck
for the moment... I don't know if that's the goal,
it repeats D212. The target could be this truck. - It's three meters behind
a white truck. - Rémy, I'll have you back. It took
the national 2. We'll take it. It's at this precise moment
that the robbery takes place. The tango procedure
and his accomplices are well-rehearsed. At a red light, they do
take down the truck driver, by pretending to be
for police officers. They then handcuff him and force him to climb
in the trunk of the car. One of the suspects takes
the steering wheel of the truck, all the evildoers are heading
towards their base of withdrawal, an unoccupied farm invested
by the robbers, without the owner's consent. Thanks to their investigation,
several weeks ago, Plastic and his men succeeded
to locate their lair. This is where they want to challenge them. An intervention on the road
to heavily armed individuals and driving a car
powerful is too risky. Saïd, a colleague of Plastic,
is in hiding, on the road that leads to the farm. And 30 minutes later
armed robbery, the robbed truck passes in front of him, escorted by the suspects' car. The truck driver will be released
a few minutes later, in a field 15 kilometers away
of the farm. Everything is confirmed. Tango and his team are on their way
towards their base of retreat. A convoy of seven cars
of the BRI gets underway. - We have to act quickly, they were
unloading. I think it's over. So at any time,
they can return to La Courneuve. We wouldn't want to do it on
the road would be risky, given the type of vehicle
that they use. If we can do it in the pavilion, if it is well defined,
it can't go away, neither the car, nor the criminals. The painstaking work of the BRI, months of surveillance is finally
about to pay. - We have everything,
we have the complete team, we have the receiver! And if it goes well until the end,
It’s a well-run affair. But the most dangerous part is yet to come. - You know you're going to call out. They are individuals
dangerous, organized. It wouldn't be normal not to
have a little bit of stress. The entire BIS is mobilized. The police meet
one kilometer from the farm, for a final briefing. - Have you seen how fucked up it is? How it's made
and how do you want to do it? If you watched. - It's a huge farmhouse. It's a huge enclosure. We will arrive from one side and the other. - They have a panoramic view
on all the paths that come. And on the other side... We must surround the farm at all costs
to prevent them from fleeing. George Salinas, number 2 of the BIS, asked for reinforcements from the gendarmes. - Hi ! There is the chef arriving. Plastic! The car is there,
we have to go ! - Okay, we're off! Who gets the ball rolling? In all, 50 police officers and gendarmes
participate in the operation. - Strength and Honor, guys! Strength and honor, the motto of the legionnaires
Romans before the battle, the criminals are armed and will undoubtedly not hesitate
to fight back. It's Plastic and these men
who will invest the farm first. - We're going to break the gate
if it is not open. We enter through the front door,
We are not Santa Claus! The outcome is imminent. The farm is very close. We must arrive as soon as possible
discreetly possible. - That's where the trees are. You can announce for behind,
it's on our left. For us, we stop there. - It's running behind! Come on, let's fart! It's running behind! Police! The suspects heard
the police arrive. But behind the farm,
Rémy prevents any escape. - Go to sleep ! Lay down, I tell you. Tango and his accomplices meet again
stuck in the vice, trained by the BRI and the gendarmes. - It's okay, we have everyone. - Well done ! It's good. - How much ? - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. I think five isn't bad. Five suspected robbers and the fence, it's the whole team
who is arrested. On the ground, Tango, the alleged leader
Of the band. - What does he have on him?
- Nothing. He has bulletproof protection, isn't that something?
Is it for the cold? A bulletproof vest on 4 of the suspects and in their pockets other evidence
of their participation in the robbery. - We have to search them carefully! Balaclava, police armbands,
Telescopic baton and in a secluded corner of the farm... They have bulletproof vests! The police put their hands
on a war arsenal. - There's a bitch there, you see? They have a sniper rifle. This discovery makes you sweat
cold to the deputy commissioner. Fortunately they didn't have
not the weapons with them, it could have been very hot. And a little further,
the famous car, transformed into an assault tank. In the back seat,
heavy weapons, a k*** and a grenade. At the front, something to fight back
in the event of a chase. - There are handcuffs,
shotgun, gyro... The shotgun is loaded. The flashing light, the police armbands
and the handcuffs, confirm the strategy
of Tango and his accomplices, pretending to be police officers. - The windows are tinted,
we didn't see them. If the investigators had arrested
the criminals with weapons in their hands, the operation could have
turn into carnage. In the fire extinguisher box
to erase fingerprints and flammable liquid
to burn the car. - It's the truck
which was stolen this morning. It's almost empty.
There's almost nothing in it. Everything must be inside. Probably in a warehouse,
somewhere here. This is where the 26 ton
was discharged. - Perfumes and cigarettes. This is the equipment they stole. The stolen products were
being sorted. - Perfume, cartridges
cigarettes, luxury leather goods, luxury pens, watches, digital camera. A 26-ton truck which was
filled with goods, That’s a lot of material. We'll have to sort it out now. In all, almost €500,000
luxury products, intended to supply the stores of the
duty-free zone of Paris airports. - I say,
It’s a great deal! This arrest is a
total success for the BRI. It is very rare to stop
such experienced offenders, in the act. - We have everything! We have the team assembled. We have the flight
armed robbery in an organized gang. We have the weapons, the vest
bulletproof, all the equipment. It’s really a great deal! What better can we hope for? We are at the top.
It's a great team! We are in big banditry!
We are happy. Mission complete for the BRI. The anti-gang never pursues
investigations after the arrest. It's another investigative service
who will take over. Hearing and fingerprinting. After 96 hours of police custody, the suspected robbers are placed
in pre-trial detention, while awaiting trial. For this organized gang robbery
with kidnapping and sequestration, they risk up to 20 years in prison. Big banditry is not
the only target of the BRI. For 40 years, this brigade
also specialized, in the management
crisis situations. All officers in the unit
must be reachable, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In case of emergency, wherever they are, they must return to platform 36
Goldsmiths as quickly as possible. Half an hour ago,
an alert has been issued. A hostage taking is underway. The police chief asks
the intervention of the BIS. - The profile of the individual, a woman kidnapped since last night. She managed to communicate via
little papers that she throws away, towards an employment center,
It was picked up by a woman. It was brought to us
late morning. She says she's being held
by his companion or former companion, with whom she shares
the third floor studio. The locks would be obstructed by
the individual with pieces of wood. She is not known to the police,
him, alcoholic profile, rather violent. There are only 2 people
in the studio, the hostage and the hostage taker.
Come on, let's go! It's 2 p.m., it's been more than 8 p.m., that the young woman is kidnapped
by his companion which would be more and more threatening. We must act quickly. The entire brigade is mobilized. This armored BIS truck serves
of mobile electronic HQ. Inside, all the technology
and weapons, to manage a crisis situation. At a glance, I would say that there is
around fifty police officers engaged, from the BIS. We left in convoy, with everyone
the means of the commando part, committed to best dealing with the crisis. The BIS deployed all its forces. These police officers are prepared for the worst. A year ago, in Pantin,
2 madmen opened fire, on the anti-gang men
with an M-16 assault rifle. Today, Commissioner Faury
and his men, so do everything
to minimize risks. The area is already cordoned off. A security perimeter, prevents passers-by from approaching
of the appartment, where the hostage taker is holed up
at the end of this street. First priority for the commissioner
Michel Faury, organize your units. - We will form the column
urgently to take a position, as soon as it's done, the designated emergency group
by the tactical officer, we will try to start negotiations. Today,
Plastic is a tactical officer. His role is to command operations. - You make 2 columns,
one emergency and one assault. - B1, b2, b3 and b4, first column,
the rest, second column. For the moment, they are not arriving
not to get in touch, with the hostage taker. The objective is to prevent them
attack the victim. Each strategic choice is decisive. A life is at stake. - We're ready.
You have to accompany us to the door. A first column
enters the building. A police officer scouting, gets closer
near the apartment, located at the end of this corridor. The lock has been blocked and the hostage taker broke
all cell phones, to prevent his companion
to alert emergency services. This discreet identification allows
to assess the strength of the door. A precaution that is important, if the men of the BRI take
the decision to push it. But no question of intervening
for the moment. Below, Commissioner Faury
improvise an operational post. He requisitions the premises
from a company. - Hello gentlemen,
thank you for your welcome. We're not going to occupy the space
very long time, I hope! The studio where the madman is located
is right in front. All planned operations
to deliver the woman, must first be validated
by the commissioner. For the moment, we are not intervening, we do not have confirmation
that there are 2 separate rooms. We do not know if they are
in the same room. Time to penetrate,
he can attack her. We must propose a solution
and have agreement before intervening. Commissioner Faury is in liaison
with the police chief. It is he who will give the order
or not to trigger the assault. - Do you know if we have a way
to have contact with the hostage? The objective, initially, is to collect
maximum information. - 41, the neighboring apartment is identical, to the hostage taker's apartment? If he's ready, that's fine, the important thing is
so that we can deploy quickly. At least the videotoscope
if we need it urgently. For the moment,
we don't have the power to act. Outside, the firefighters
arrive to secure, the surroundings of the apartment. This orange bag is a huge
inflatable mattress. It is under good escort that
the firefighters take position, below the windows where there are
the victim and the hostage taker. The goal of being able to amortize
the fall of a body, in the event of defenestration. Commissioner Faury
obtains details, thanks to the snipers positioned
all around the apartment. Their sniper rifle allows you to have
a precise view of the studio. - We were able to get the woman
is in a room separated from the hostage taker. Him, we can imagine
that he is currently asleep. We have a shooting window
to intervene. We will try to move very quickly. It's going to be an assault
with an effect of surprise, to try to recover
the hostage as quickly as possible, isolated from the hostage taker and for
arrest the hostage taker. Authorization to trigger the operation. In a few minutes, men
of the BRI will attack, to try to free
the young woman sequestered. Commissioner Faury
doesn't have much time. He decides to intervene now
to surprise the hostage taker. This tactic allows
to free the victim, as quickly as possible, avoiding
long hours of negotiation. - We're going to go get the girl
and we're going to catch the guy. You have to be as discreet as possible. - Everything happens at the bottom,
It's the door at the back. - All right. Snipers spotted the man. He is lying in a small room. The risk that they shoot
policemen through the door, is therefore limited. The men of the BIS can put
their hydraulic cylinders in place. No door, even armored,
cannot resist its pressure. Only drawback, the inevitable metallic noises
when deployed. - Green light ! Action ! - Show your hands! Spread your hands! Prone ! Your hands ! Turn around. This man in the red t-shirt
is indeed the hostage taker. - It's good,
hostage taker arrested. Let the doctor pass. The victim is in shock,
in tears. She was released after
a nightmarish night and nearly 24 hours of confinement. The young woman is immediately taken
under the care of a psychiatrist. His companion agreed to answer
to our questions. For him, it is first of all a sorrow
of love gone wrong. - I lost my temper,
I feel like I'm losing her. I do not want
to lose it. I love it. I blocked the door to
that she can't leave. The police call it
the state of dementia. An unpredictable act. - I hit the walls,
on the table... I wasn't well,
really not good. No weapon and a locker
light judicial. The magistrates will be lenient. Tried in immediate appearance, this young man is going to suffer
five months of detention. But the investigation is not going
be led by the BIS, whose mission ends there. - When recovering a victim
in good health, that we question the author of the facts, to make it available to the services
investigation and that all police officers, return healthy to the office,
I am always satisfied! Return to 36 for the commissioner
Faury and his men. Each year, the BIS manages
around ten hostage-taking incidents. Fontainebleau Forest, it's been 4 months since we
let's share everyday life, anti-gang investigators. This morning,
they are on alert again. This time, no hostage takers, but in their viewfinder, jewelry store robbers that they
been tracking for three weeks. - It's in the car
getting ready. - An outfit ? - He's a tall black guy, quite thin. Gray, gray-black jacket. A few hundred meters away
of Plastic and his men, the two alleged robbers
have just parked their car, near a stolen scooter,
hidden in the forest. A few meters from the suspects, A camouflaged policeman in the woods
observe their preparations. - The two individuals are in the process of
to equip yourself in the woods. Colleagues are trying to help us
announce everything that is happening. - He arrives on a scooter. The scooter is stolen, the 2 individuals
come from Montreuil, from 93 and they spotted jewelry stores
in the town of Fontainebleau. We are in a wood in Barbizon and logically, they should leave, On jewelry stores. Since the banks were equipped
automatic cash registers and the price of gold soars, jewelry store robberies are increasing. - He is extracting himself
from the cache. Direction the dirt road. It starts. - If they only knew! - If they knew,
they wouldn't be there! They move slowly
towards the path. It's Jeff who will see them out. Jeff, another police officer in the group, is hidden in a tree on
a roundabout at the end of the woods. On this scooter, basically,
the two alleged robbers. - Yes, it all happens
slowly at home. - Let's go ! - They are all dressed
in black with hoods. These hoods are an indisputable clue
of an imminent act. - They are at the roundabout,
it passes in front of the house. The two black helmets, black jackets, it always goes around the roundabout And that leads to Fontainebleau. The police do not know
not precisely jewelry, targeted by the two men. So it’s impossible to stop them.
before the flight. Plastic sent some police
in the city center of Fontainebleau, but he plans an arrest
on the way back, robbers in the forest, to avoid exchanges of fire
in the city center. - We embark on the path. Direction the criminals' car, that they should take back
just after their robbery. - It's typing! - What is going on ? - They are robbing
the jeweller's. - We have colleagues on the system, where there is the objective. The theft is in progress. - When they come back,
we let them get back on the path. Once they have placed
put our feet on the ground, let's go! - Top 1 for everyone, the municipal police
arrived on site. It's tight in place. Municipal police on patrol
in the city center, surprised the robbers
in the act. This is the small group of the BIS
posted in the jewelry district who trapped them there. The two robbers
were pinned to the ground, after a chase
in Fontainebleau. And jewelry would have disappeared. - They stole equipment,
look under the cars... The robbers are barely 18 years old. Repeat offenders, they risk
ten years in prison. The robbers used
this tear gas bomb and this big mass. In a few seconds,
they devastated the store. The manager didn't see anything coming. - We were performing
setting up in the store, a character has arrived
with a helmet and a sledgehammer. The good reflex we had was to do
bring the staff upstairs, to the workshop service for
be able to cover yourself. The municipal police at that time
was passing, I opened the window to shout that there were guys
inside the store... Well done, for once,
an extraordinary team, who arrived at the right time
and they reacted very quickly. Plastic makes the latest findings
before handing over, to an investigation service. The policeman would have preferred
that the questioning, goes as planned. - It could have been done smoothly, in the woods,
but it happened on the spot. Hence the interest in being very numerous. But it ends well
for everyone, since there were no injuries, the loot is recovered
and the arrested authors. Most armed robberies
are done very early in the morning, when stores open. But it also happens that the
criminals tracked by the anti-gang, commit their crimes
At nightfall. An industrial zone
from the north of Paris. Warehouses from which
and come back, trucks loaded with goods. These semi-trailers have become
prime targets for robbers. In France, every year,
hundreds of trucks disappear. In an isolated parking lot, around twenty BRI police officers. Their target, criminals who
have a truck tractor, with which they fly
random trailers. - Tonight, we're on a team
of criminals, in the hope of having
flagrante delicto. It's been a few days, that we cherish the hope of them
arrested in flagrante delicto. We may wait
the return of a team, which should normally, seize semi-trailers. It's been several weeks since
the police observe the ride, of these truck thieves. - They type like animals,
They do crazy damage! It's a small, well-established business. For each container stolen, the suspects are approximately
€15,000 profit. It's in this warehouse located
a few hundred meters away, that they unload
the contents of the trailers. - We are waiting to call
the individuals, whether they are in the warehouse,
For safety reasons, we're going to wait for it to penetrate
the warehouse for the arrest. Fingers crossed for tonight. It’s 11:30 p.m., a group of police officers, follows the stolen truck tractor. And the news seems to be good. - There is a white truck that could
match the one we saw. With a trailer. - That means it moved. Just the tractor,
it comes back with a trailer. It seems that the trailer
was borrowed. - Confirmation.
A priori, our friends stole, at least one semi-trailer, there, it's flagrante delicto
that we were waiting for. It will come to the warehouse now, if it goes as we planned, it will enter the warehouse, we'll let them settle in, start unloading
and we will intervene at that time. A mousetrap is set up, around the warehouse. - Once they return,
do we lock from below? - There will be a group here who
will unlock from above. Georges, the deputy commissioner, will be positioned at the bottom of the warehouse. The truck gets closer to the spot
where the criminals, will unload the goods. For the police, it is time
to get into position. - It's midnight. Crime time for some! These images are filmed by
a policeman in hiding, right in front of the warehouse. This truck has just arrived. This is the stolen semi-trailer. - White trailer, white tractor. Marked in red. It goes backwards. - You have to leave them
start unloading. George waits 300 meters away, to limit the possibility of leakage. He wants to catch the criminals
hands in boxes. - To sum up,
I saw three silhouettes. One dressed all in black,
medium size, thin, One, jogging pants
gray, black top. Who could be the driver? One, track jacket
blue and white. We might think that it has begun. Georges, we're getting closer. On the bottom of the ramp. - Ok, it's received. The BRI convoy
moves slowly, towards the warehouse which is
surrounded by police. - We are all on the same level
of the access ramp. Georges, it's gone your way. Ok, it's received, let's go upstairs,
we take the ramp, let's go. They're over there ! I have people left. Here we go ! Facing the police,
one of the offenders, which takes a few seconds
to realize what is happening. - He jumped ! I said to get there! He was sure he was going to jump! On the ground, the man who was driving
the truck. - Get out of there, lie down on the ground. Are there pliers? On the other side of the expressway, the fugitive has just been
caught by a police officer, hidden at the gas station. - Fortunately Thierry is there. - We had planned. - He was caught since we
We are good sportsmen too! In total, four men are arrested
in the act. The chauffeur. And little hands
whose role is limited, to unload stolen trailers. While rummaging through the van, the commissioner does
an interesting discovery. - These must be purchase orders
of stolen merchandise. And who is at the origin
of this affair. It's good to find this
because it makes the link between, today's flagrante delicto
and other facts that could be attributed to the criminals. It's been several months since this tape
scour industrial zones at random. Today the merchandise
stolen is edible. - It says chocolate there. It was stolen tonight. 26 tons of dry cakes
and chocolates. Enough to feed restaurateurs
little careful about their origin. The investigation will now continue
to find the receiver, the man who flows
the stolen merchandise. Criminals
were all incarcerated, for these cargo flights
in an organized band, they risk up to ten years in prison. After dozens of hours
monitoring in a few days, the men of the BIS can
finally return to their HQ. Six months after start
of our immersion, the anti-gang police officers, are today on the trail
of several teams of criminals. For Plastic, no question
to take a vacation, before having caught him in flagrante delicacy
crime a very organized gang, specialized in theft
gold bars. As for Remy,
he was injured in intervention. The police officer is on forced rest
for four weeks. Commissioner Faury, he planned training missions
abroad, notably in Lebanon, in order to export know-how
unique to the BIS.
