Organised crime ‘likely behind Celtic gold heist’

The coins were on display at the local Celtic and Roman Museum in Manching, Germany (dpa via AP, file)

Organised crime groups were likely behind the theft of a huge hoard of ancient gold coins from a museum in southern Germany this week, officials have said.

The 483 coins were discovered in 1999 during excavations of an ancient settlement near the present-day town of Manching in Bavaria, and were on display at the local Celtic and Roman Museum.