Stolen goods are worth millions: four arrests after theft of gold treasures in Germany

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After the theft of a gold treasure from a museum in the southern German town of Manching, detectives have arrested four suspects, according to dpa information. The suspects were caught on Tuesday during a search in the greater Schwerin area in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Investigators said there was “overwhelming evidence” in the case. Part of the gold treasure was probably confiscated during the investigation.

On the night of November 22 last year, previously unknown perpetrators broke into the Celts-Romans Museum in Manching and stole a hoard containing 483 Celtic gold coins from about 100 BC and three other coins. The pure material value of the 3.7 kilo treasure was estimated at about a quarter of a million euros, but the commercial value of the historic coins runs into the millions.

Trail led to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

The coin collection unearthed in Manching in 1999 was the largest Celtic gold find of the past century and the showpiece of the house. The Bavarian Criminal Investigation Department investigated with a special commission called “Oppidum”. Their trail now apparently led to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

After the break-in, the Upper Bavarian Museum did not reopen its current special exhibition until December; the permanent exhibition remained closed until the end of April. “The theft hit us hard and is still impacting us,” Manching Mayor Herbert Nerb said at the reopening. (SDA)

Source: Blick