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Police name Serbian suspects in Tefaf jewellery heist - DutchNews.nl

Police are offering a €20,000 tip reward as Europol places all five suspects on its most wanted list.

  • Dutch police named five Serbian suspects on Thursday for the 2022 robbery at the Tefaf art fair in Maastricht: Aleksandar Cenic, Aleksandar Stojiljkovic, Dusko Dimitrijevic, Bratislav Stojanovic, and Ninoslava Jovic.
  • On June 28, 2022, four thieves entered Tefaf wearing caps and glasses to conceal their identities, then used sledgehammers to smash cabinets while two brandished weapons to hold back bystanders before escaping on electric scooters.
  • Europol reported the gang stole roughly €40 million in goods during the heist. Police confirmed some stolen diamonds have since been recovered in Hong Kong, Israel, and Botswana.
  • Police are offering €20,000 for tips leading to arrests, while the fair's insurer offers €500,000. Authorities believe the suspects are hiding in the Serbian city of Nia or near Belgrade.
  • The Serbian government is refusing extradition requests for the suspects, standard practice for its citizens. Dutch police hope publicizing the names will enable tracing the group if they travel abroad.
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DUTCH police have released the identities of five Serbian nationals suspected of robbing jewelry worth millions of euros in Maastricht in 2022. A European arrest warrant and reward have been issued.

·Zagreb, Croatia
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Four men and one woman are wanted by the Dutch police for a blow of about 40 million euros. Serbian citizens are all accused of one of the most spectacular jewelry thefts in Europe, and now they have reached the list of the most wanted fugitives. Investigators believe they are hiding in Serbia.

·Bucharest, Romania
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Dutch police are searching for five Serbian nationals suspected of a spectacular jewellery heist worth millions of euros at the TEFAF art fair in the Dutch city of Maastricht in June 2022. Police have published the names and photographs of four men and one woman who have been included on the European list of most wanted persons. They are Aleksandar Cenic (50), Aleksandar Stojiljkovic (50), Dusko Dimitrijevic (50), Bratislav Stojanovic (41) and N…

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Investigators released photos of the suspects last year and provided details of their movements before and after the robbery.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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bd.nl broke the news on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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