Guns, axes, explosives: violent museum heists are on the rise, says Europol
Armed police guarding the recovered helmet of Coțofenești in April after it was stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands. Photograph: Sem van der Wal/EPAView image in fullscreenArmed police guarding the recovered helmet of Coțofenești in April after it was stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands. This differs from the usual structure of criminal networks involved in cultural goods trafficking, which typically operate in a core group organised around a leader.”View image in fullscreenPolice outside the Louvre in Paris, where there was a heist last October.
- ▪Armed police guarding the recovered helmet of Coțofenești in April after it was stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands.
- ▪Photograph: Sem van der Wal/EPAView image in fullscreenArmed police guarding the recovered helmet of Coțofenești in April after it was stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands.
- ▪This differs from the usual structure of criminal networks involved in cultural goods trafficking, which typically operate in a core group organised around a leader.”View image in fullscreenPolice outside the Louvre in Paris, where there wa
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Armed police guarding the recovered helmet of Coțofenești in April after it was stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands. Photograph: Sem van der Wal/EPAView image in fullscreenArmed police guarding the recovered helmet of Coțofenești in April after it was stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands. Photograph: Sem van der Wal/EPAMuseumsGuns, axes, explosives: violent museum heists are on the rise, says EuropolEU police agency says shift could point to involvement of new criminal networks focused on specific artefactsSam JonesMon 24 Aug 2026 10.31 EDTLast modified on Mon 24 Aug 2026 10.45 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleRobberies at European museums are becoming increasingly violent, with thieves brandishing guns, assaulting staff and using sledgehammers, axes and even…
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