Three guilty over Swiss museum £2m stolen Ming vase sale plot
Met officers catch the three men trying to sell the Ming Dynasty vase in an undercover operation.
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Met officers catch the three men trying to sell the Ming Dynasty vase in an undercover operation.
LONDON: Three British men have been found guilty of the theft of a precious Chinese Ming Dynasty vase worth US$2.5 million.
The Chinese Ming Dynasty vase was stolen from the Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2019. Three men have now been convicted in connection with the theft.
Three items from the Ming Dynasty estimated to be worth £3.5 million were stolen during the museum burglary.
Detective from force’s specialist crime unit says cross-border operation was the result of four years’ work