German police recover bulk of booty from $120 million Dresden diamonds heist
German police recover bulk of booty from $120 million Dresden diamonds heist
Most of the jewels stolen from a historic Dresden art collection in 2019 in a $120 million heist have been recovered, German police and prosecutors sa...




[1/4] A tourist appears at famous on the Gruenes Gewoelbe (Green Vault) at the Royal Palace in Dresden, Septmber 1, 2006. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

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BERLIN, Dec 17 () - Most of the jewels stolen from a ancient Dresden art collection in 2019 in a $120 million heist have been recovered, German police and prosecutors stated on Saturday.

The 31 portions, which include a breast well-known character of the Polish Order of the White Eagle and an ornate diamond head-get dressed, had been secured through investigators in Berlin, government said.

Their go back followed negotiations amongst prosecutors and defence legal professionals for the Germans who're on trial for the November 2019 smash-in on the Gruenes Gewoelbe (Green Vault) Museum.

In all, the quantities stolen from one in every of Europe's finest art collections contained greater than 4,3 hundred diamonds with an predicted price of greater than 113 million euros ($120 million).

Prosecutors agree with the thieves sawed through a part of a window grating earlier and reattached it to get into the constructing as fast as possible in the course of the heist.

The lower back quantities might be tested with the useful resource of experts "to verify their authenticity and intactness," government said.

Pieces nevertheless lacking consist of an epaulette on which a precious stone called the Dresden White Diamond changed into set up.

($1 = 0.9450 euros)

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