German authorities say they’ve arrested 4 suspects within the theft of a whole bunch of historic gold cash from a museum in Bavaria final 12 months
FILE – Cash of the Celtic Treasure are on show on the native Celtic and Roman Museum in Manching, Germany, Might 31, 2006. German authorities say they’ve arrested 4 suspects over the theft from a museum in Bavaria final 12 months of a whole bunch of historic gold cash. Thieves broke into the Celtic and Roman Museum in Manching within the early hours of Nov. 22 and took 483 Celtic cash that have been found throughout an archeological dig close by in 1999. (Frank Maechler/dpa through AP, file)
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BERLIN — German authorities mentioned Wednesday that they’ve arrested 4 suspects within the theft of a whole bunch of historic gold cash from a museum in Bavaria final 12 months.
Thieves broke into the Celtic and Roman Museum in Manching and took 483 Celtic cash that have been found throughout an archaeological dig close by in 1999. The cash dated to round 100 B.C.
Officers have mentioned that cables have been minimize at a telecommunications hub and knocked out native networks earlier than the heist, and that the thieves obtained out and in of the museum in 9 minutes early on Nov. 22 with out elevating the alarm.
Bavaria’s state inside ministry mentioned raids have been carried out within the Schwerin area of northeasstern Germany on Tuesday and 4 individuals have been arrested. It did not elaborate.
The regional inside minister, Joachim Herrmann, mentioned in an announcement that the operation was an “excellent investigative success” and that “skilled thieves” have been arrested.
