The criminals stole books written by Russian literary greats such as Alexander Pushkin or Nikolai Gogol. Photo: Shutterstock.com
European police said Thursday they had busted a criminal gang suspected of snatching at least 170 rare books written by Russian literary greats such as Alexander Pushkin or Nikolai Gogol.The suspected thieves posed as researchers at libraries, distracting staff while an accomplice replaced the valuable first editions with a copy of “outstanding quality”, Europol said.“In...
