### [2026-06-5](/feed/2026/06/5/index.md)

##### 2025 Drents Museum heist
# A Dutch court sentences three men to 47 months' imprisonment for stealing Dacian golden artifacts, including the Helmet of Coțofenești, from the Drents Museum in Assen, Drenthe, in 2025. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via RFI](https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260605-dutch-court-jails-trio-over-romanian-golden-helmet-theft)
2. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-romania-crown-gold-heist-museum-cotofenesti-4f0003bc7a924541e4dc7ab37c40e6f7)

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