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Wednesday, 12 November 2014 11:12

Anonymous Tip Claims that Turkish Museum Officials Led $250 Million Heist

State Art and Sculpture Museum, Ankara, Turkey. State Art and Sculpture Museum, Ankara, Turkey.

An anonymous caller has cracked open an organized crime syndicate that stole up to 302 works of art from Turkey's State Art and Sculpture Museum, located in the capital, Ankara. According to a report in the "Hurriyet" Turkish newspaper, three individuals from the group have been arrested thus far. Fifteen remain on the run.

The arrests came courtesy of an anonymous phone call to the Turkish culture minister Ertuğrul Günay. The witness, said to be an antiques dealer himself and referred to by the pseudonym "Daylight," has revealed extensive details about the operation.

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