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 iconic object for Romanians.

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.

These days, heists are few and far between. Gone are the days when you could step onto an airplane and jump out of the tail section with a parachute and $200,000 in cash. However, the recent theft of a priceless golden artifact from a Dutch museum seems to signal that heists could be coming back in style.

Thieves used explosives to pull of a shocking heist at a Dutch museum and made off with priceless gold treasures.

Among the stolen artifacts were the golden helmet of Coțofenești and three golden bracelets that dated back to the ancient Dacians.

The Drents Museum in Assen has been the victim of a spectacular theft. Thieves used explosives to steal priceless artifacts, including a 2,500-year-old Dacian golden helmet and three gold bracelets. The investigation,

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.

An exquisitely carved gold helmet from a Thracian tribe is among the ancient artifacts that were stolen from a museum in the Netherlands.

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

A museum in the Netherlands has found itself at the centre of a crime that sounds like it could be a film plot after priceless gold artefacts were stolen using explosives.