{"id":17849,"date":"2020-11-17T07:22:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T12:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=17849"},"modified":"2020-11-17T07:22:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T12:22:28","slug":"dresden-green-vault-three-arrested-over-german-diamond-heist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2020\/11\/17\/dresden-green-vault-three-arrested-over-german-diamond-heist\/","title":{"rendered":"Dresden Green Vault: Three arrested over German diamond heist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p><b class=\"css-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0\">Three people have been arrested over a dramatic diamond heist in Germany last year that targeted one of Europe&#8217;s largest treasure collections.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The suspects are accused of stealing more than a dozen diamond-encrusted items from the Dresden Green Vault in the east of the country, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Saxony&#8217;s ruler, Augustus the Strong, created the collection in 1723 in what is one of the world&#8217;s oldest museums.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Police have also raided homes in Berlin as part of the investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>&#8220;The measures today are focused on the search for the stolen art treasures and possible evidence, such as storage media, clothing and tools,&#8221; a statement said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<div class=\"css-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi3\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li><a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-45036529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jewellery thefts that shocked the world<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"css-yidnqd-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-47813950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jewels seized in armed raid on luxury Paris hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Some 1,600 officers were involved in raids across several German states. The three held are believed to be members of a notorious criminal family network based in Berlin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>In a statement, prosecutors said all three were accused of &#8220;serious gang robbery and two counts of arson&#8221;. They are set to appear before a judge later on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/2442\/production\/_115528290_hi064376898.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2442\/production\/_115528290_hi064376898.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/2442\/production\/_115528290_hi064376898.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2442\/production\/_115528290_hi064376898.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/2442\/production\/_115528290_hi064376898.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/2442\/production\/_115528290_hi064376898.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Police officers with machine guns during a raid linked to the Green Vault (Gruenes Gewoelbe) burglary\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-1rnnz6t-StyledFigureCaption e34k3c21\">Homes, garages and vehicles were all searched by police on Tuesday (Image: EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Three jewellery sets are believed to have been stolen from the Green Vault (Gr\u00fcnes Gew\u00f6lbe) in last November&#8217;s daring heist, reportedly including rubies, emeralds and sapphires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Other items that were stolen included a diamond-encrusted sword and a shoulder-piece containing a famous 49-carat Dresden white diamond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/E5C6\/production\/_109822885_dresdengvaultafp04.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/E5C6\/production\/_109822885_dresdengvaultafp04.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/E5C6\/production\/_109822885_dresdengvaultafp04.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/E5C6\/production\/_109822885_dresdengvaultafp04.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/E5C6\/production\/_109822885_dresdengvaultafp04.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/E5C6\/production\/_109822885_dresdengvaultafp04.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Green Vault display, 2004 pic\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-1rnnz6t-StyledFigureCaption e34k3c21\">The Green Vault is a world-famous treasure collection (Image: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The items cannot be sold on the art market legally &#8211; they&#8217;re too well known,&#8221; Marion Ackermann, the head of the Dresden state museums, said shortly after the robbery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>On 25 November last year, in the early hours of the morning, the thieves removed part of an iron grille on a ground-floor window and then smashed the glass to enter the museum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>They had earlier managed to partially cut power to the building, which may have disabled the alarm system, local media report. They are believed to have set a fire at a nearby electrical junction box.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Once in the building, one of the robbers broke into a display case with an axe, while another used various tools to gain access to another cabinet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Police suspect that a car found burning in Dresden later that day may have been the getaway vehicle used by the burglars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Investigators had offered a reward of up to 500,000 euros ($590,000; \u00a3450,000) for information leading to their arrest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"crosshead-block\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">What is the Green Vault?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The collection is housed in eight ornate rooms in the Residenzschloss &#8211; a former royal palace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Three rooms were destroyed by Allied bombing in World War Two, but after the war, the museum was restored to its previous glory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/17130\/production\/_109821549_prunkkassette.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/17130\/production\/_109821549_prunkkassette.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/17130\/production\/_109821549_prunkkassette.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/17130\/production\/_109821549_prunkkassette.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/17130\/production\/_109821549_prunkkassette.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/17130\/production\/_109821549_prunkkassette.jpg 800w\" alt=\"A mother of pearl box\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" \/><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-1rnnz6t-StyledFigureCaption e34k3c21\">The Green Vault houses treasured items such as this 16th Century Indian mother-of-pearl box (Image: Gruenes-Gewoelbe)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is called the Green Vault because some rooms were decorated with malachite-green paint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The most valuable items are kept in the palace&#8217;s historic section on the ground floor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The collection houses about 3,000 items of jewellery and other treasures decorated with gold, silver, ivory and pearl. They include a 648-carat sapphire &#8211; a royal gift from Russian Tsar Peter the Great.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Augustus the Strong served as Elector of Saxony (a German prince entitled to take part in the election of the emperor) and later king of Poland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" data-component=\"crosshead-block\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">Germany&#8217;s war on &#8216;clans&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"css-1759m9z-StyledFigure e34k3c20\">\n<div class=\"css-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22\"><span class=\"css-13t93ir-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/c.files.bbci.co.uk\/132A7\/production\/_112830587__106028834_jennyhill_tr-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/132A7\/production\/_112830587__106028834_jennyhill_tr-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/132A7\/production\/_112830587__106028834_jennyhill_tr-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/132A7\/production\/_112830587__106028834_jennyhill_tr-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/132A7\/production\/_112830587__106028834_jennyhill_tr-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/132A7\/production\/_112830587__106028834_jennyhill_tr-nc.png 800w\" alt=\"Analysis box by Jenny Hill, Berlin correspondent\" width=\"1706\" height=\"340\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The spectacular raid on this treasure trove may yet intensify pressure on the authorities who&#8217;ve been accused, until recently, of turning a blind eye to the criminal family networks operating in Berlin and other parts of north-western Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The three suspects are said to be members of one so-called &#8220;clan&#8221; &#8211; families with Arab roots responsible for major organised crime including, in recent years, a raid on a department store and the robbery of a bank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>Three members of a clan were also jailed earlier this year for the theft of a giant gold coin from Berlin&#8217;s Bode Museum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>A couple of years ago, police and politicians declared war on the clans and changed the law to target members who had traditionally laundered the proceeds of crime through the purchase of property. That may be small comfort to Germany&#8217;s museum authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i81\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<p>The golden coin &#8211; deemed irreplaceable &#8211; was never recovered and is believed to have been melted or broken down. It is widely acknowledged that the precious items stolen from Dresden, which are impossible to sell legally because of their fame, are likely to have suffered the same fate.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-54971659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Three people have been arrested over a dramatic diamond heist in Germany last year that targeted one of Europe&#8217;s largest treasure collections. 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