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Five Serbians named on EU most-wanted list over €40m Maastricht jewel theft
Police have named five Serbian suspects in the theft of jewels from the Tefaf art fair in Maastricht in 2022.
The group is made up of four men and one woman, all aged 41 to 50.
The stolen jewels were worth about €40 million, and the thieves have not been arrested.
Police believe the suspects may be in Niš or near Belgrade, but Serbia does not extradite suspects.
Some of the stolen diamonds have since been found in Hong Kong, Botswana and Israel.
Police hope the suspects will be arrested if they leave Serbia, and are offering €20,000 for a tip leading to an arrest.
The insurer is offering £500,000 for information that leads to the suspects’ capture.
Five Serbian nationals have been added to the EU’s most-wanted list over the theft of jewels from the Tefaf art fair in Maastricht.
The robbery took place in the summer of 2022, and the stolen items were valued at about €40 million.
The suspects are four men and one woman, aged between 41 and 50.
Police believe the suspects may be in Niš or near Belgrade, but they have not been arrested.
Police say Serbia does not extradite suspects, and hope the five will be arrested if they leave the country.
- Who
- Five Serbian nationals: four men and one woman aged 41 to 50.
- What
- They are wanted over the theft of jewels worth about €40 million from the Tefaf art fair.
- When
- The robbery took place in the summer of 2022. The names were added to the EU most-wanted list on 29 October 2026.
- Where
- The robbery was at the Tefaf art fair in Maastricht. Police believe the suspects may be in Niš or near Belgrade.
- Why
- Police say Serbia does not extradite suspects, and hope the five will be arrested if they leave the country.
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Jewels worth about €40 million were stolen from the Tefaf art fair in Maastricht.
Police published photographs of the suspects.
The five Serbian suspects were placed on the EU most-wanted list.
- Suspects
- Five Serbian nationals: four men and one woman
- Age
- 41 to 50
- Robbery location
- Tefaf art fair, Maastricht
- Robbery date
- Summer 2022
- Estimated value of stolen jewels
- About €40 million
- Police reward
- €20,000 for a tip leading to an arrest
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