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Around 80 objects were stolen from the Musée des Civilisations de Côte d'Ivoire in Abidjan, including gold pendants, necklaces, masks, sculptures and religious artifacts worth an estimated $6 million. [40] [41] Brussels Airport diamond heist: Confirmed 2013 —
The rebels took control of Abidjan Airport and key bridges, set up checkpoints, and opened prison gates to release political prisoners and other inmates. Mobs took advantage of the power vacuum to hijack cars. Some parts of Abidjan were also looted by soldiers and civilians. [1] On television, Guéï announced that he had seized power.
The 2006 Ivory Coast toxic waste dump was a health crisis in Ivory Coast in which a ship registered in Panama, the Probo Koala, chartered by the Singaporean-based oil and commodity shipping company Trafigura Beheer BV, offloaded toxic waste to an Ivorian waste handling company which disposed of it at the port of Abidjan.
A professional treasure hunter has been charged in the theft of the 37 gold coins stolen from the wreckage of the 1715 Treasure Fleet.
In April 2018, historian Antonin DeHays sentenced to 364 days in prison for the theft of government records and ordered to pay more than $43,000 in restitution to the unwitting buyers who purchased the stolen goods from him. [5]
It was an ordinary day at his Los Angeles law office when John Nadolenco opened a letter from Brazil enlisting his help in a mission to retrieve a stolen, and quite possibly cursed, 836-pound emerald.
Police recover urns, sarcophogi and other treasures worth at least €8m uncovered in Perugia ... The pair face charges related to theft and trading in stolen goods, and risk jail sentences of up ...
The mass shooting occurred at a beach resort near L'Etoile du Sud hotel, about 40 km from the country's economic capital Abidjan. [22] 16 people were killed, including four westerners, (French, and German) and two soldiers. [22] [26] The French government collaborated with the Ivorian government to identify and help the victims and their ...