Dutch police nab suspects linked to Saturday’s heist at the Drents Museum, where thieves stole the 2,500-year-old Helmet of Coțofenești, an iconic object for Romanians.

The 5th-century BC Helmet of Cotofenesti was among the valuable items taken during an overnight heist at Drents Museum in the Netherlands.

In the middle of the night, three thieves broke into the Drents Museum in Assen, a city located in the […] The post In The Middle Of The Night, Three Thieves Blasted Through A Dutch Museum's Door And Stole Precious Artifacts Inside appeared first on Chip Chick.

Thieves responsible for the Drents Museum heist left with a gold Coțofenești helmet and three Dacian royal bracelets, the museum said.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands, announced the arrest of three suspects in North Holland after the theft of four gold artifacts that were on loan from the National History Museum of Romania.

The main artefact stolen from the Drents museum was the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, which was on loan from the National History Museum of Romania. View on euronews

A museum in the Netherlands has found itself at the centre of a crime that sounds like it could be a film plot after priceless gold artefacts were stolen using explosives.

Thieves have stolen a slew of ancient artifacts, including a 2,500-year-old golden helmet, after an explosive raid on a museum in the Netherlands. CCTV footage released by Dutch police shows two hooded figures at Drents Museum in Assen,