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Berlin police have raided homes and jewellery shops on suspicion they could be connected to the theft of a huge 100kg (220lb) Canadian gold coin from a museum in the German capital. The coin, dubbed the Big Maple Leaf and with an estimated value of 3.75 million euro (£3.36 million), was stolen from Bode Museum in Berlin in 2017 and has not yet been recovered. The morning raids were focused on eight suspects, aged between 14 and 51, and of various nationalities, police said. They are alleged to...

Jens Meyer/AP Visitors stand in the Jewel Room during the reopening of the Green Vault Museum in Dresdens Royal Palace of the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD) in Dresden, eastern Germany. The suspects, aged 23 to 26, were charged with organised robbery and arson. It was not immediately clear how police tracked down Mohamed Remmo, who was being taken to Dresden on Tuesday. They said they were still searching for his brother with “high intensity.” Searches at more than a dozen locations...

German police launch raids over Berlin museum heist Investigators may have made a breakthrough in the high-profile theft of a giant gold coin from a Berlin museum. Thieves took the €3.75 million coin in 2017 and it hasnt been seen since. The 100kg coin was probably melted down Berlin police raided more than a dozen jewelry stores and apartments on Wednesday with suspected links to the 2017 heist from the citys Bode Museum. Three years ago, thieves stole a €3.75 million ($4.6 million) giant ...

The Globe and Mail David Rising Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Marcel Mettelsiefen/The Associated Press Berlin police raided homes and jewellery shops Wednesday on suspicion they could be connected to efforts to fence a massive 100-kilogram Canadian gold coin – piece by piece ...

3 months old This article is more than 3 months old Police suspect coin, worth £3.4m, was stolen by crime family to forge collector coins The 100kg Canadian gold coin on display at the Bode Museum in Berlin, Germany, before it was stolen in 2017. Photograph: Marcel Mettelsiefen/dpa/AP The 100kg Canadian gold coin on display at the Bode Museum in Berlin, Germany, before it was stolen in 2017. Photograph: Marcel Mettelsiefen/dpa/AP AssociatedPressinBerlin Wed 16 Dec 2020 09.58 EST Last modified...

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Police in the German capital have arrested one of two fugitive twins wanted in connection with the spectacular theft of 18th-century jewels from a Dresden museum last year, officials said on Tuesday. Dresden police said 21-year-old Mohamed Remmo was arrested by Berlin authorities in a car in the Neukoelln district of the city on Monday evening. Remmo and his twin brother, Abdul Majed Remmo, were being sought internationally after evading police during a massive sweep last month. Jewels stolen f...

German police make 4th arrest over Dresden jewelry heist by The Associated Press Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 10:28 am EDT FILE - In this Saturday, May 30, 2020 file photo visitors stand in the Jewel Room during the reopening of the Green Vault Museum in Dresdens Royal Palace of the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD) in Dresden, eastern Germany. German police have arrested one of two fugitive twins wanted in connection with the spectacular theft of 18th-century jewels from a Dresden museum las...

The suspects twin brother is still on the lam. December 15, 2020 A policewoman carries box with evidence during raids of properties on November 17, 2020 in connection with the heist on Green Vault museum. Photo by Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images. Police in Berlin have arrested one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives: a key suspect linked to the infamous jewel heist at the Green Vault museum in Dresden Castle in November 2019. Investigators from the Federal Criminal Office and the Berlin St...

  BERLIN -- Police in the German capital have arrested one of two fugitive twins wanted in connection with the spectacular theft of 18th-century jewels from a Dresden museum last year, officials said Tuesday. Dresden police said 21-year-old Mohamed Remmo was arrested by Berlin authorities in a car in the Neukoelln district of the city on Monday evening. Remmo and his twin brother, Abdul Majed Remmo, were being sought internationally after evading police during a massive sweep last month. ...