Most jewellery was taken for $120 million. theft from a German museum recovered
The objects were transported to Dresden under the protection of specialised police forces, where they will undergo forensic testing before being verified as genuine by experts from the Dresden State Art Collections.
The majority of the gems that were stolen in a $120 million heist from a famous Dresden art collection in 2019 have been found by the German Police. More than 4,300 diamonds were reportedly present in the artwork that was stolen from one of Europe's largest art collections. The revelation comes as six suspects are on trial for the late-night raid on the Green Vault Museum in the eastern city of Dresden. The "Remmo clan," a large family with connections to organised crime in Germany, is alleged to include several of the suspects in the raid trial.
According to the BBC, the heist was connected to a collection that Augustus the Strong, the monarch of Saxony, started in 1723.
How were the old diamonds found by the police?
A breakthrough was made, according to police and prosecutors, after "exploratory conversations" between the suspects' attorneys and the prosecution about a potential settlement and the restitution of the stolen property. Investigators initially discovered that numerous components looked to be intact, including the Polish Order of the White Eagle star and hat ornament from the stolen diamond set. The objects were transported to Dresden under the protection of specialised police forces, where they will undergo forensic testing before being verified as genuine by experts from the Dresden State Art Collections.
There have been a number of heists in German museums in recent years, including the Dresden event. A Bavarian museum was broken into in November, and robbers made off with about 500 ancient gold coins valued several million euros.
Three individuals were found guilty in 2020 by a Berlin court of stealing a $4 million gold coin weighing 100 kilogrammes (220 pounds) from a museum in the heart of the German metropolis.
Officials in Germany are of the opinion that the crime was skillfully planned and executed. The burglars lit a circuit-breaker panel on fire before breaking into the museum, leaving the area around it in complete darkness, according to the BBC.
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