Three people were convicted in theft of hundreds of ancient gold coins on Tuesday. From a German Museum in 2022 And sentenced to 11 years of jail.
The German news agency DPA reported that a court in the southern city of the southern city convicted the defendants of gang robbery on the museum history. A fourth defendant was acquitted of joining the museum’s successor, but was convicted of other theft by the group.
Suspects from northern Germany were arrested after months after 22 November, 2022, which was discovered at the Celtic and Roman Museum in the city of Manchaing, in which 483 Celtic coins were discovered during an archaeological excavation of 1999. The coins were dated for about 100 BC
A lump of coins and unwanted gold was originally discovered during the excavation of an ancient settlement in manching, and officials said that they are considered the largest contingent of Celtic gold found in the 20th century.
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Investigators said the successor took place in just nine minutes. At 1:17, the cable was cut into a telecom hub nearby, leaving the region without a communication network. Officials said that the door of the museum was opened at 1:26 pm. The thieves left the building at 1:35 pm, said, “Leaving them in a few minutes left for a few minutes to open a case and take a treasure. No alarm was triggered during the incident. The museum did not have an overnight guard.
Most of the theft treasures are still missing, but investigators found a gold knot on one of the suspects when he was arrested which was being melted. In 2022, the head of the Bavarian State Archaeological Collection in Munich said in 2022 that the coins melted and melted down would be the “worst option”.
Four defendants were accused of trying dacoits in a total of 20 brake-in or in Germany and neighboring Austria, which began in 2014. Other cases included safe or cash machines.
The defendants did not address the allegations during a six -month test, but their lawyers called for his acquittal.
The court sentenced him to jail conditions from four years and nine months to 11 years.
