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 object treasured by Romanians.

Police in the Netherlands have arrested three people linked to a heist that saw thieves blow open a museum door with explosives before stealing four priceless ancient artifacts.

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.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands, announced the arrest of three suspects in North Holland after the theft of four gold artifacts that were on loan from the National History Museum of Romania.

The 5th-century BC Helmet of Cotofenesti was among the valuable items taken during an overnight heist at Drents Museum in the Netherlands.

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.

The police said the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a highly regarded artifact from Romania, was among the items stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands.

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The main artefact stolen from the Drents museum was the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, which was on loan from the National History Museum of Romania. View on euronews