Dutch police nab suspects linked to Saturday’s heist at the Drents Museum, where thieves stole the 2,500-year-old Helmet of Coțofenești, an iconic object for Romanians.

The police said they had yet to recover the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a prized artifact from Romania, and other artifacts stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands over the weekend.

Thieves responsible for the Drents Museum heist left with a gold Coțofenești helmet and three Dacian royal bracelets, the museum said.

These days, heists are few and far between. Gone are the days when you could step onto an airplane and jump out of the tail section with a parachute and $200,000 in cash. However, the recent theft of a priceless golden artifact from a Dutch museum seems to signal that heists could be coming back in style.

Three people have been arrested in connection with last weekend’s gold heist at the Drents Museum in Assen. All three were picked up in Heerhugowaard, a town in Noord Holland not far from Alkmaar, the Telegraaf reported.

Thieves used explosives to pull of a shocking heist at a Dutch museum and made off with priceless gold treasures.

Authorities are reportedly closing in on three suspects involved in a dramatic gold heist at the Drents Museum in Assen, where archaeological treasures were stolen on Saturday morning. The police have gathered enough evidence to track the suspects,

An exquisitely carved gold helmet from a Thracian tribe is among the ancient artifacts that were stolen from a museum in the Netherlands.

A museum in the Netherlands has found itself at the centre of a crime that sounds like it could be a film plot after priceless gold artefacts were stolen using explosives.

Thieves have stolen a slew of ancient artifacts, including a 2,500-year-old golden helmet, after an explosive raid on a museum in the Netherlands. CCTV footage released by Dutch police shows two hooded figures at Drents Museum in Assen,