number of items stolen from the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in February found by the police last week. Source: artdaily.com

Disclosed deal about robbery Archaeological Museum of Olympia . This was on Saturday, officials said Greece. On Friday night at a hotel in the town of Patras near Olympia police arrested three suspects aged 36 to 50 years. The criminals were arrested while trying to sell one of the stolen items - a gold ring of the Bronze Age - for 300 euros. The original price you asked one of the thieves on the ring, was 1.5 million euros. As a potential buyer is the agent of the police under the cover.

Immediately after his arrest, investigators went to a village not far from Olympia. There, buried in the bag, found all the other items stolen from the museum - about 80. "This is an incredible success - not only to arrest the suspects, but also to find the stolen artifacts" - said the representative of the Ministry of Culture Tsavaras Costas (Costas Tzavaras). Is searching for two more suspects.

Robbery Archaeological Museum of Olympia was in February of this year. Two gunmen in masks broke into one of the largest archaeological museums in Greece and carried out about 80 valuable artifacts, including a bronze statue of an athlete, clay lamps and many teamsters figures, horses and bulls. Museum robbery at home Olympics shocked the Greek authorities. Greek Minister of Culture Pavlos Gerulanos even wanted to resign, causing it, however, dissuaded.

undisclosed remains another Greek robbery - National Gallery of Art in Athens, where in January this year, had been stolen Picasso and Piet Mondrian.

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources : artdaily.com , artinvestment.ru