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Among the books found are the first editions of Isaac Newton, who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian and author.
Romanian police have discovered a trove of “irreplaceable” books including first editions of works by Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton that were stolen in a sophisticated 2017 robbery from a London warehouse, police and the agency said on Friday. judicial cooperation of the European Union.
The cache of about 200 rare and valuable books was discovered Wednesday hidden in a hidden space under a house in rural Romania.
The London Metropolitan Police said in a statement that the recovered books have a combined value of more than 2.5 million pounds ($ 4.7 million).
“These books are extremely valuable, but more importantly, they are irreplaceable and of great importance to international cultural heritage,” Detective Inspector Andy Durham said in a statement.
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The books were stolen in a raid on a warehouse in West London. The thieves punched holes in the ceiling and rappelled down into the building to avoid motion detectors, loaded the books into 16 large bags and climbed the ropes again to escape through the roof, police said.
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More than 200 rare and valuable books have been discovered hidden under a house in rural Romania. The books include first editions of works by Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton that were stolen in 2017 in a daring London warehouse robbery, police and the European Union judicial cooperation agency said.
A joint investigation involving police in London, Romania and the Carabinieri in Italy, with the support of the EU agencies Europol and Eurojust in The Hague, identified 11 similar robberies in Britain, generating around £ 2 million. on stolen property.
The Metropolitan Police said that a Romanian organized crime gang was responsible.
The investigation led to a series of raids in all three countries in June 2019 and the arrest of 13 suspects who were accused in the UK of being involved in the robberies.
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In this undated image provided by the Romanian police, a view of some 200 rare and valuable books discovered Wednesday.
The Met said 12 suspects have pleaded guilty and will face sentencing hearings starting later this month. The thirteenth suspect is scheduled to go to trial in March.
