The police say that the men are in full limitations. The three are questioned about their role in the art. Previously, the police spread a photo of one suspect In a hardware store in Assen. This man is still being searched.
A witness tells NH that this afternoon there were three police buses “with a big speed” on the N242 in the direction of Heerhugowaard this afternoon. “More than an hour later I saw two luxury cars with the siren on the N194. They also drove in the direction of Heerhugowaard. There was a reasonable distance in between.”
Art treasures from Romania
The burglary in Assen happened on Saturday, January 25. The men took archaeological top pieces from Romania. For example, the golden helmet of Coțofene greenti, who from the fifth century BC. dates, captured. The perpetrators also brought three gold bracelets.
Immediately the police started with a large -scale investigation. The museum and the immediate vicinity were meticulously searched. In Alkmaar, Witmarsum, Groningen, Assen and Rolde, investigators also investigated traces.
A few days after the burglary, the police announced that the perpetrators may have been from Noord-Holland. The television program Opsporing Verzocht stated that the burglary uses hammers, a sledgehammer and a crowbar.
Uncertainty about art treasures
The Drents Museum says it is “very happy” with the news of the arrests. “We have a lot of respect for the investigative services that have tackled this terrible matter so adequately and are waiting full of further developments. The undamaged finding the stolen art objects would be a fantastic next step for all involved, not just for us, but in particular for us, but in particular for the Romanian population. “