Suspects Arrested, Money Recovered but Bracelet Gone Forever!
The Ministry of Interior has revealed the full details of a recent theft case reported on September 13 by the Deputy Director of the Egyptian Museum and a museum restoration specialist, concerning the disappearance of a Late Period gold bracelet from a secure safe inside the museum’s conservation laboratory.
Following intensive investigations, authorities identified the perpetrator as a female conservator at the museum, who stole the bracelet on September 9 while on duty, using a “distraction†technique. She then contacted an acquaintance — the owner of a silver shop in Cairo’s El-Sayeda Zeinab district — who sold the artifact to a gold workshop owner in Al-Sagha (the goldsmiths’ district) for EGP 180,000. The workshop owner subsequently sold it to a gold smelter employee for EGP 194,000, where it was melted down and incorporated into other gold items for re-casting.
After obtaining the necessary warrants, security forces apprehended all involved individuals. During questioning, the suspects confessed to the crime, and authorities seized the proceeds of the sale in their possession.
Legal measures have been taken, and the case has been referred to the Public Prosecution for further action.
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