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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 have been part of a ring that obtained stolen gold to melt it down and forge collector coins, then ...

Jens Meyer/AP Visitors stand in the Jewel Room during the reopening of the Green Vault Museum in Dresden's 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 have so far not yielded the missing treasures. Juergen Karpinski/AP Pictured are the jewels that w...

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...

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 – that was stolen from a museum in the German capital. The coin, with an estimated value of €3.7...

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 on Wed 16 Dec 2020 10.23 EST Police in Berlin have raided homes and jewellery shops on suspicions t...