Approximately 200 books, including the stolen Galileo book, found in a Romanian house September 20, 5:43
Approximately 200 books, including the first edition of a book written by scientist Galileo Galilei, stolen from England three years ago, were found under the floor of a Romanian house.
In Britain, there have been a series of theft cases aimed at valuable cultural properties by the same method, and police have arrested and prosecuted 13 members of the Romanian criminal group so far.
According to local media, 200 books were found under the floor of a Romanian house, including the first edition of a book written by scientists Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton in the 17th century.
These books were stored in a warehouse in western London for auction in the United States three years ago, and were stolen by piercing the roof and evading sensors to detect intruders. is.
Police say it's worth £ 2.5 million, or JPY 340 million in Japanese yen.
There were 11 other cases of theft aimed at valuable cultural properties by the same method in the United Kingdom, and last year, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the Romanian police, which were supported by the Europol-European Criminal Police Organization, 3 We searched 45 places in total in each country.
As a result, 13 people confirmed to belong to a Romanian criminal organization have been arrested and prosecuted for being involved in the theft cases from 2016 to 2019, including this case.