Original title: 7.7 billion yuan of jewelry stolen! Who was the cheapest case in Germany after World War II?
In the early morning of November 25 local time, two thieves ignited the circuit board near the museum, and the alarm and streetlight devices were destroyed. In the dark, they broke into the museum, smashed the display cabinets with axes and stole a lot of jewelry. In the end, they drove off in an Audi A6, leaving behind a series of ferocious laughter hellip; & hellip; the theft process lasted only a few minutes, but within these minutes, they stole more than 1 billion euros of precious jewelry.
We can imagine how nervous and complacent these two thieves will be, or perhaps not just the two. According to police speculation, behind such bold and premeditated theft may be a theft gang.
The hapless museum is the green dome treasure house, located in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Although it is not well-known in the world, it has a lot of weight in Germany and is regarded as the 'largest collection of treasures in Europe'. The theft involved at least three pieces of 18th century precious jewelry, together with diamonds, sapphire, ruby, green grandmother and other valuable jewelry, with a total value of more than 1 billion euro, about 7.75 billion yuan.
Dirk syndram, curator of the treasure house, said at a news conference that the stolen 'are objects of immeasurable cultural value' whose cultural value far exceeds any material value. Moreover, these stolen jewelry are not insured, the loss can be imagined.
After the incident, police released surveillance videos and photos of the stolen jewelry, and called on witnesses to come forward.
Sadly, these stolen jewels will become 'booty' and cannot be sold in the open market. Therefore, for the benefit of thieves, it is likely to break or melt the jewelry to 'sell the stolen goods'. What's more, stolen artifacts usually cost less than 10% of their full value on the black market. For this 10%, the peerless jewelry that should have been appreciated and praised by visitors in the museum has been reduced to prison, and the road home is rough and bleak.
Although police are tracking down the whereabouts of thieves and jewelry, Dirk hindram, curator of the treasure house, warned that these 18th century treasures could not be exchanged for money by simply cutting diamonds. Breaking them down would reduce their value and protect them from being destroyed by thieves.
However, the hope of treasure's return is still very slim.
The stolen art and antiques market is estimated to be as high as $6 billion a year, and there are about 50000 related theft cases every year. Only a small part of the stolen relics and jewelry are recovered. Some disappeared forever, others reappeared years later.
In order to recover the stolen jewels, many people have proposed solutions, such as rewarding collectors who return stolen treasures. Given that stolen artifacts are often sold for less than 10% of their full value on the black market, a 5% reward for the value of the treasure may be a viable option.
After all, for these precious antiques, it is no longer easy to measure their value by price. These unrepeatable antiques are true witnesses and listeners of human history. Their loss is a great loss and regret of human civilization and culture.
At present, we can only hope that the police can find out the trace of the stolen jewelry as soon as possible, and let them go home as soon as possible. These noble princesses should accept the praise of human beings in the palace, instead of being sold and scattered in the dark!