The Dresden Residenzschloss was broken into on November 25, 2019. The perpetrators punched holes in a display case with an ax and ripped out the jewels.
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Dresden/Berlin Around three years after the burglary in the Green Vault in Dresden, the investigators found most of the loot. Police and prosecutors said 31 individual parts were secured in Berlin on Saturday night.
The secured pieces were brought to Dresden accompanied by special police forces. In the Saxon state capital, they should first be examined forensically. Afterwards, experts from the Dresden State Art Collections should check them for authenticity and completeness.
As the investigators said, the discovery of the valuable pieces preceded exploratory talks with the lawyers of the alleged burglars. A trial against six suspects for serious gang theft, arson and particularly serious arson has been underway in Dresden since the beginning of the year.
Saxony’s Minister of Culture, Barbara Klepsch (CDU), praised the work of the investigative authorities after most of the loot from the Green Vault in Dresden was found. “It shows that it is worth working on the return of the stolen treasures,” she said on Saturday.
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“Now it remains to be seen what the appraisers will find out when they look at the pieces and what condition they are in,” says Klepsch. She is hopeful that the “wound” in the historic Green Vault will soon close. “This shows that, even three years after this painful slump, it is worth not giving up hope and pursuing all available leads.”
The Dresden Residenzschloss was broken into on November 25, 2019. The perpetrators punched holes in a display case with an ax and ripped out the jewels. In total, pieces of jewelery with thousands of diamonds and brilliants with an insured value of over 113 million euros disappeared.
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