Police are searching for a gang of criminals who stole a Romanian national treasure from a Dutch museum
Thieves have blasted open a museum in the Dutch city of Assen and escaped with a collection of millennia-old Romanian gold and silver artifacts. The burglary is the latest in a series of art heists to hit the Netherlands.
Police received reports of an explosion at the Drenths Museum in the early hours of Saturday morning. Officers arrived on the scene and discovered that “several archaeological masterpieces” had been taken. In a statement on Monday, police said that they believe multiple suspects were involved, and that Interpol is taking part in the investigation.
The thieves made off with the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a 2,400-year-old work of art considered a national treasure in Romania, and three golden bracelets dating from around 50BC.
The items were part of the ‘Dacia: Rich in gold and silver’ exhibition, which was in its closing…
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