German police recover bulk of booty from $120 million Dresden diamonds heist

FILE PHOTO: A visitor looks at exhibits at the Gruenes Gewoelbe (Green Vault) at the Royal Palace in Dresden, Septmber 1, 2006. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

BERLIN (Reuters) - Most of the jewels stolen from a historic Dresden art collection in 2019 in a $120 million heist have been recovered, German police and prosecutors said on Saturday.

The 31 pieces, including a breast star of the Polish Order of the White Eagle and an ornate diamond head-dress, had been secured by investigators in Berlin, authorities said.