{"id":83897,"date":"2026-06-05T20:17:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/thieves-who-stole-2500-year-old-gold-relics-from-dutch-museum-get-47-month-prison-sentences\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T20:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:17:44","slug":"thieves-who-stole-2500-year-old-gold-relics-from-dutch-museum-get-47-month-prison-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/thieves-who-stole-2500-year-old-gold-relics-from-dutch-museum-get-47-month-prison-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Thieves who stole 2,500-year-old gold relics from Dutch museum get 47-month prison sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Three men were each sentenced to 47 months in prison on Friday for the theft of an ornate Romanian gold helmet and bracelets in a raid on a Dutch museum.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Netherlands District Court said the three men, whose identities were not released in line with privacy rules, warranted a custodial sentence &#8220;because of the nature and gravity&#8221; of their crime. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The robbers used explosives to force open a door during the overnight heist in January last year, the Drents Museum previously <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/drents-museum-netherlands-gold-masterpieces-stolen\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">said<\/a><\/span>. Security video distributed by police after the raid appeared to show three people opening a museum door with a large crowbar, followed by an explosion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/02\/226c6dd1-89c4-49bd-843e-998ffb80520c\/thumbnail\/620x445\/a589b6593e35db6abbc84f28ec65458a\/gettyimages-2268868859.jpg#\" alt=\"NETHERLANDS-MUSEUM-CRIME \" height=\"445\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/02\/226c6dd1-89c4-49bd-843e-998ffb80520c\/thumbnail\/620x445\/a589b6593e35db6abbc84f28ec65458a\/gettyimages-2268868859.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/02\/226c6dd1-89c4-49bd-843e-998ffb80520c\/thumbnail\/1240x890\/5b7d8f8530c154f23ca4a674079ca58e\/gettyimages-2268868859.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">This photograph shows a close-up view of the recovered golden helmet of Cotofenesti during its presentation to the press at the Drents Museum in Assen April 2, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Sem van der Wal\/ANP\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Cotofenesti helmet and three golden bracelets \u2014 some of Romania&#8217;s most revered national treasures from the Dacia civilization \u2014 were stolen from the Drents Museum while they were on loan for an exhibition. At the time, the museum&#8217;s general director called it &#8220;a dark day&#8221; for the institution.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cornel Constantin Ilie, the interim director of Bucharest&#8217;s National History Museum, described the items as &#8220;relics of our historical memory, as the legacy of a civilization that continues to define us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The helmet and two of the bracelets were found earlier this year after prosecutors agreed a deal with two of the thieves who helped facilitate the recovery in return for a lower sentencing demand by prosecutors. The third bracelet is still missing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bracelets were returned in &#8220;perfect condition,&#8221; <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/stolen-golden-helmet-found-dutch-art-detective-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">according to museum officials<\/a><\/span>, while the helmet had a tiny bit of damage that was &#8220;very difficult even to see.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The court said the treasures were insured for about $6.6 million, but added &#8220;that is just a number, whereas the importance and value of objects like these cannot be expressed in money. They are, in a literal sense, priceless.&#8221; The recovered artifacts have been returned to Romania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The art treasures are part of Romania&#8217;s past and are of great importance to current and future generations,&#8221; a written summary of the court verdict said.<\/p>\n<p>While only two of the three suspects helped prosecutors get back the artifacts, judges gave all three reduced sentences, saying that they all should &#8220;profit from the return of the treasures.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section 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