June 5, 2026 / 10:53 AM EDT
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Three men were each sentenced to 47 months in prison on Friday for the theft of an ornate Romanian gold helmet and bracelets in a raid on a Dutch museum.The Northern Netherlands District Court said the three men, whose identities were not released in line with privacy rules, warranted a custodial sentence "because of the nature and gravity" of their crime. The robbers used explosives to force open a door during the overnight heist in January last year, the Drents Museum previously said. Security video distributed by police after the raid appeared to show three people opening a museum door with a large crowbar, followed by an explosion.
This photograph shows a close-up view of the recovered golden helmet of Cotofenesti during its presentation to the press at the Drents Museum in Assen April 2, 2026.
