Southampton
Oxford
Carlisle
Edinburgh
Leeds
Bristol
Birmingham
London
Manchester
5
3
2
4
1
4 | 5 April
Criminals strike again at Durham's Oriental Museum, escaping with a jade bowl worth at least £2m and a figurine
5 | 13 April
The gang finally hit the jackpot, stealing 18 high end jade pieces with a value of at least £15m from Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum.
The items were spirited away via car and taxi
1 | 16 January 2012
Attemped smash-and-grab of a Ming dynasty sculpture at the Oriental Museum in Durham
2 | 20 February
Four offenders drop a rhino head as they attempt to leave the Castle Museum in Norwich
3 | 16 March
Robbers make off with a bamboo cup at Gorringes auction house in Lewes, East Sussex
Key dates in the conspiracy which saw
Chinese artefacts worth up to £57m stolen
Southampton
Oxford
Carlisle
Edinburgh
Leeds
Bristol
Birmingham
London
Manchester
5
3
2
4
1
4 | 5 April
Criminals strike again at Durham's Oriental Museum, escaping with a jade bowl worth at least £2m and a figurine
5 | 13 April
The gang finally hit the jackpot, stealing 18 high end jade pieces with a value of at least £15m
from Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum.
The items were spirited away via car and taxi
1 | 16 January 2012
Attemped smash-and-grab of a Ming dynasty sculpture at the Oriental Museum in Durham
2 | 20 February
Four offenders drop a rhino head as they attempt to leave the Castle Museum in Norwich
3 | 16 March
Robbers make off with a bamboo cup at Gorringes auction house in Lewes, East Sussex
Key dates in the conspiracy which saw Chinese artefacts worth up to £57m stolen