German police launch raids over Berlin museum heist | News | DW
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 hasn't 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 city's Bode Museum. Three years ago, thieves stole a €3.75 million ($4.6 million) giant gold coin called "Big Maple Leaf," which has never been recovered. During Wednesday's raids, poli...