Nearly the entire Villena Treasure, one of Europe's most valuable Bronze Age collections, was stolen from a museum in eastern Spain on 2026-08-27 in a four-minute raid after thieves smashed through security. The local mayor expressed devastation over the theft of the invaluable gold artifacts of worldwide importance.
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Local mayor ‘absolutely devastated’ as invaluable gold artefacts of worldwide importance stolen
Almost the entire Villena Treasure, one of Europe's most valuable Bronze Age collections, was stolen from a museum in eastern Spain in a four-minute raid after thieves smashed through a window and bulletproof glass. Police believe several people and vehicles were involved, and suspect the thieves created a diversion by triggering an alarm at a nearby sports centre before the break-in.