Three men have been sentenced to nearly four years in prison each for stealing a priceless 2,500-year-old golden helmet and three gold bracelets from a Dutch museum.
As the BBC reports, the ancient Coțofenești helmet and the bracelets were snatched during a dramatic raid on the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands, after thieves used explosives to break into the building. The artefacts, considered among Romania’s most treasured historical possessions, were on loan for an exhibition.
Dutch authorities later recovered the helmet and two of the three stolen bracelets after striking agreements with two suspects. One bracelet remains missing.
Despite differing plea arrangements, a Dutch court handed all three men identical 47-month prison sentences, stressing that only a substantial punishment matched the seriousness of the crime.
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