Diamond thieves steal jewellery 'worth up to a BILLION EUROS' from German museum in [tr]

UK Daily Mail ^ | November 25, 2019 | Tim Stickings

[C19fan]

Diamond thieves stole three 'priceless' sets of 18th-century jewellery from a German museum in an early-morning raid today.

The Green Vault in Dresden has suffered an 'immeasurable' loss after burglars broke into the building in the early hours of this morning, officials said.

The thieves switched off a power supply at 5am before breaking through a window into a museum which once boasted it was 'as secure as Fort Knox', it is believed.

Once inside, they stole three jewellery ensembles which were commissioned by Saxony's former ruler Augustus the Strong in an 18th-century show of power.

Museum experts have said the items are priceless and could never be sold, but Bild reported that up to a billion euros' worth of treasures may have been stolen - which would make it the biggest art heist in history.

Two thieves were seen on CCTV cameras inside the museum but they escaped in a getaway car and a manhunt has so far proved fruitless.

[Redcitizen]

A billion here, a billion there, very soon you’re talking about real money.

[RckyRaCoCo]

Yes, the diamonds were in a reeeeum with such a lack of security that even a chimpanzee minkey could just walk in and steal them.

[GreatRoad]

There’s probably a direct line to whatever international party’s US funding has been cut off recently.

[Migraine]

Inside job, to the core.

[dp0622]

lol

[Eddie01]

“Shoot the glass”

[Eddie01]

Da-dump. Da-dump. Dadumpdadumpdadump Da-dump. Da-Daaaaa Da-Da-Da-dump.

[bgill]

Any diamond worth anything is coded so they must already have had buyers lined up.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[wally_bert]

No lasers or fake uniforms needed then.

[wally_bert]

There wasn’t a monogrammed glove or wax on the floor?

Charles Phantom the notorious Litton is off the hook.

[I-ambush]

The story said the thieves were “ noticeably small.” Maybe it was women taking the jewels for themselves.

[FatherofFive]

If they climbed in through the bathroom window, I’d suggest asking Paul McCartney his whereabouts when the robbery occurred.

Funny! That was the first thing I thought about when I read the that story. Imagine - Billions of dollars of art and jewels protected by a glass window.

[dragnet2]

Can’t be sold be can be held for ransom.

[N. Theknow]

Watch “The Money Heist” on Netflix.

Sheer Genius!

[unlearner]

“Yes, the diamonds were in a reeeeum with such a lack of security that even a chimpanzee minkey could just walk in and steal them.”

Swine minkey!

[Migraine]

No lasers or fake uniforms needed then.

Better to have 'em and not need 'em than to need 'em and not have 'em

[grumpygresh]

Well, they could cut them up.