A bright yellow Peugeot was used as an escape car in the artok in Assen. The police have investigated the car, a spokesperson reports reporting from the Dagblad van het Noorden.
According to the newspaper The car was rented by a 36-year-old suspect from Alkmaar. It has been arrested and now also released, but he is still a suspect in this case. The man’s lawyer tells the newspaper that he was asked to rent the car and park at the Beilen station. The man says through his lawyer that he did not know anything about the art robbery, and that he has been abused.
At the end of January, the Drents Museum was broken into. A number of art treasures from Romania were stolen. The pieces were part of exhibition Dacia – Rich of silver and gold. It is about the golden helmet of Cotofenesti and three gold bracelets. If the golden helmet and bracelets are not found, the Dutch government can look forward to a claim for damages. It concerns an amount of 5.8 million euros.