Two other suspects were arrested in the case of Dacian treasure. One of them is the man sought in January
The Dutch police arrested on Wednesday, April 23, two more suspects in connection with the theft of the Romanian treasure at the Drents Museum in Assen, which took place earlier this year.
The man in the photo is suspected of treasure theft
One of the suspects is the man registered by the surveillance cameras of an Assen DIY store, which the police were looking for, said on Thursday, April 24, according to NL Times. Stolen treasures have not yet been found.
The suspects are two men, aged 18 and 20, from Heerhugowaard, a locality in the Northern Netherlands. The 20-year-old man is the one who appears in the images of the surveillance cameras, which the police distributed at the end of January, requesting help to identify the suspect.
Immediately after the arrest of men, the police searched a home in Heerhugowaard.
The police conducted searches at a home and commercial headquarters in Heerhugowaard, respectively a home in Opmeer.
After the arrest of the two men, the number of suspects in the case of the robbery at the Duits Museum reached seven. Three were arrested on January 29 after the robbery, the fourth in February, and the fifth earlier this month. Currently, only six suspects are under arrest.
“The investigation into the stolen masterpieces at the Drents Museum does not stop with these arrests. Following these parts is still our priority“, The police said, according to the quoted source.
On the night of January 24 to 25, 2025, the offenders broke an explosive door to the Museum Museum. In a few minutes, they managed to steal the helmet from Coţofeneşti and three Dacian bracelets. Their total value was set at 5.8 million euros.
