Five males had been discovered responsible of a sewer heist in Dresden, Germany. Police stated they had been capable of get better lots of the jewels taken by town's state museum, together with a diamond encrusted sword.

The remainder of the treasure, nonetheless, could by no means be discovered.

The responsible males face 4 to 6 years in jail.

The gang visited the museum a number of occasions from Berlin to check their plan earlier than performing the heist.

After plunging the streets surrounding the museum into darkness, two males entered the constructing sporting masks and wielding axes.

CCTV footage confirmed the lads smashing the glass show circumstances to get to the treasures.

With a foam fireplace extinguisher sprayed throughout the room, the lads coated their tracks earlier than leaving in an Audi ready for them in a carpark.

The automotive was then set on fireplace earlier than the gang flew again to Berlin, the place they lived.

Marion Ackermann, common director of Dresden's State Art Collections stated: "There are people who steal artworks out of passion for art, but this was really the opposite.

"They had no concept of what that they had taken."

Several pieces are still missing, including a very rare diamond called the White Stone of Saxony.

The stolen pieces were part of Augustus the Strong's, Elector of Saxony, 18th Century collection.

Professor Ackermann said the security system of the museum was one of the best in Germany.

Yet, one of the men admitted in the trial he was himself surprised by how easily they could see through window bars undetected, despite the extreme noise caused by their cutting equipment.