Almost one year after the jewelry theft from the Grünen Gewölbe museum in Dresden, Germany, the police arrested three suspects in Berlin on Tuesday morning. The Dresden public prosecutor’s office has announced this.
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The German police are investigating eighteen different places in the German capital on Tuesday morning. Among other things, homes, garages and vehicles are searched for evidence. More than 1,600 agents are deployed in the operation. Due to the massive deployment of the police, traffic disruption must be taken into account in Berlin, and especially in the Berlin-Neukölln district. The three arrested suspects will appear before the investigating judge during the day, the Dresden prosecutor’s office reports.
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Art treasures of inestimable value were stolen during the burglary at the Grüne Gewölbe museum in Dresden at the end of November. The thieves took off with a dozen pieces with a total of hundreds of diamonds, including a sword whose handle is decorated with nine large and 770 small diamonds. A 49-carat diamond, which is decorated on a shoulder covering, was also stolen.
The Grüne Gewölbe (green vault) houses one of the oldest and best preserved treasure collections in Europe. The treasure was created between 1723 and 1730 by August II the Strong, Elector of Saxony. He tried to surpass Sun King Louis XIV with his impressive collection of jewelry.
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