Much of the spectacular Dresden jewel heist is recovered

More than three years after the spectacular art theft in the Grünes Gewölbe historical museum in Dresden, much of the loot has been recovered. Investigators recovered 31 separate pieces last night in Berlin, Dresden police and prosecutor’s office said today.

In the early morning of November 25, 2019, the thieves took 21 precious royal jewels which were set with a total of 4300 diamonds and brilliants. The insured value of the booty is 113 million euros, but art historians have spoken of a loss of cultural heritage that cannot be expressed in figures. It looked like an “attack on the cultural identity of all Saxons”. Most of the loot has now been recovered.

The seized items were transferred to Dresden under the protection of special police units. There they are first forensically examined for traces. Art specialists then examine them for authenticity and completeness. “Upon initial inspection, there are 31 separate pieces, including several pieces that appear to be complete,” to say the OM today.

The German police are convinced that the Remmo clan is behind the robbery, a notorious German-Arab family that controls part of the drug trade in Berlin. A trial of six clansmen suspected of theft and arson has been ongoing in Dresden since the beginning of this year.

According to the investigators, the discovery of the valuables followed talks with the lawyers of the suspects.

The perpetrators managed to break in by breaking a window after causing an arson power outage in an electrical box. In five minutes they emptied a showcase of masterpieces.

Security personnel were also in the building and called 911, but by the time police arrived, the perpetrators had already fled. The thieves fled in an Audi A6, which they set on fire in an underground car park a few kilometers away.

In addition to a revolver and ammunition, a crowbar was also found in the burnt wreckage, two police investigators said. Image. Additionally, bars were found from the window through which the perpetrators had entered the treasury.