Couple sentenced in Spain after 1.6 million euro wine heist at Michelin-starred restaurant

LTC Eugene Chu
..."The woman, who according to Spanish press reports is a former Mexican beauty queen, checked into the hotel using a fake Swiss passport, the court said.

After dining in the Michelin three-star restaurant of the hotel, the pair were given a tour of the Atrio's renowned wine cellar before they retired to their room.

At 2 a.m., the woman called the reception and asked the sole employee who was working at the time to make her a salad, according to the court ruling.

The employee at first denied the request because he was alone and because the couple had eaten a 14-course tasting menu, but he ended up agreeing because she kept insisting.

While the employee was preparing the salad, the man slipped into reception and stole an electronic key that he thought would give him entry to the wine cellar, but it was the wrong key.

From outside the wine cellar the man called his partner and told her once again to distract the receptionist, so she requested a dessert.

"The accused returned to the reception and from a box he took master key number 27, which he used to open the wine cellar, from where he took 45 bottles of wine," the court said.

The man, who reportedly has Romanian and Dutch citizenship, carried the bottles to his room in a rucksack and two large bags before the receptionist returned to his post.

The couple had "meticulously planned" the heist, visiting the restaurant three times to prepare the raid, Spain's National Police said in a statement when the couple was arrested."

Ok... So I guess they should have learned more heist tips from GTA5