Thieves stole $65,000 in vintage wines from a cellar holding bottles that once belonged to Whitney Houston and Ghislaine Maxwell's dad

• Thieves stole $65,000 worth of vintage wines from a cellar in Nottingham, England, the establishment's manager told The Daily Beast.
• Among the bottles stolen was a Champagne that once belonged to Ghislaine Maxwell's father, Robert Maxwell.
• Also in the vault, but left untouched, was a collection of wines that once belonged to Whitney Houston.
• The store manager said the thieves accessed the cellar through tunnels made from surrounding buildings.
• Nottingham police have arrested two men in connection to the incident.

Vintage wines worth $65,000 were stolen from a cellar in England that holds bottles that once belonged to Ghislaine Maxwell's father and Whitney Houston, the establishment's manager told The Daily Beast.

A store manager at Vintage Wines Ltd. in Nottingham, England, told The Daily Beast that thieves tunneled into their cellar and stole bottles on October 17 and October 23.

The manager said the thefts happened during normal store hours, and the thieves accessed the cellar by tunneling through empty buildings surrounding the wine store.

It's unclear exactly how many bottles were taken, but among them was a Champagne that once belonged to Ghislaine Maxwell's publishing mogul father, Robert Maxwell.

Whitney Houston's collection, which was believed to have been gifted to one of her employees before her 2012 death, were untouched.

The store manager told The Daily Beast that the thieves were caught when a store employee went down to the cellar and found them going through wines while drinking Champagne.

Nottinghamshire Police arrested 34-year-old Luke Mitchell and 39-year-old Nicholas Lowe in connection to the incident.

"This was a high-value series of burglaries that has added significant cost and inconvenience to a local business at an already challenging time. We will continue to do all we can to disrupt these who target commercial premises in this way," Detective Constable Sean Davison said in a statement.

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