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Pub thief who nabbed handbag didn’t realize it had $3m Fabergé egg in it

Rob Beschizza
Apr 09, 2026
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When Enzo Conticello, 29, took Rosie Dawson’s handbag in the Dog and Duck pub in Soho, London, he didn’t realize how big his score was: it contained a Fabergé egg valued at £2.2m (~$3m). If the scale of the theft guaranteed a thorough investigation, it was not needed: he was caught after using her credit cards at a nearby shop within minutes of the grab.

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