Three Men Convicted in High-Profile Dutch Museum Heist of Ancient Romanian Gold
09-06-2026 22:25 via artnews.com

Three Men Convicted in High-Profile Dutch Museum Heist of Ancient Romanian Gold

Three men have each been sentenced to 47 months in prison for the theft of ancient Romanian gold from a Dutch museum, marking a major development in the 16-month-long case.In the pre-dawn hours of January 25, 2025, a band of thieves blasted open several windows at the Drents Museum in the city of Assen, ultimately absconding with a cache of Iron Age gold artifacts from the exhibition “Dacia—Empire of Gold and Silver” and triggering a diplomatic conflict between Romania and the
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