The loot of a jewelry theft worth more than 100 million found 3 years later - rts.ch

Rebound three years after the spectacular burglary of the Dresden museum: a “considerable” part of the priceless stolen jewels were found in Berlin, in the middle of the trial of the suspects, the authorities announced on Saturday.

This break-in in the Grünes Gewölbe (“Green Vault”) museum, a high place of Saxon heritage, struck people at the end of 2019 with its sophistication and the amount of the loot, greater than 100 million euros.

In all, 31 complete pieces or fragments were found, among which the breast star of the Polish Order of the White Eagle set with diamonds, and the “hat jewel”, counting nearly 300 diamonds, announced the police and the Dresden public prosecutor’s office.

Other pieces are missing, however, including a brooch that belonged to Queen Amalie Auguste of Saxony, as well as an epaulette, a unique piece, with a 49-carat white diamond.

A pectoral star of the Polish Order of the White Eagle stolen from the Dresden treasury in 2019. [DPA/Grünes Gewölbe – Keystone]

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This discovery comes during the trial which opened in January of six suspects, including two minors at the time of the facts, tried for this theft.

Loot exceeding 100 million euros

Members of organized crime, they are suspected of having broken into the famous museum of Dresden, a baroque city in the east of the country, on November 25, 2019.

21 jewels were stolen, set in all with more than 4,300 diamonds, including one of 49 carats, for a total insured value of at least 113.8 million euros.

The loot had not been found until now and the defendants had never spoken at the trial.

However, most of their catch was found thanks to “exploratory talks” conducted between the defense and the prosecution, with a view to a possible settlement in this trial and the return of the still existing loot.