Europol Adds Five Suspects to Most Wanted List
Five individuals are wanted for a 2022 jewellery heist at a Maastricht art fair.
Updated on Oct. 30, 2026 in Financial Crime
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Europol has added five suspects to the EU Most Wanted list in connection with a violent jewellery robbery that occurred at the European Fine Art Fair in 2022. Investigators are offering a €20,000 reward for information leading to the suspects' arrests.
Why it matters
The suspects are accused of using violence to access display cases during a heist where jewellery worth an estimated €20 million was stolen. Authorities have already recovered three of the diamonds involved in the theft across Botswana, Hong Kong, and Israel.
Five suspects were added to the official list following a 2022 heist involving an estimated €20 million in stolen items. Authorities have secured three recovered diamonds as they continue the search for the remaining suspects.
The players
Europol
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation supports member states in the fight against international crime.
The details
Investigators identified the suspects through a forensic analysis of Sky ECC communications data. One of the wanted individuals is also linked to a prior attempted robbery at the same Maastricht venue in 2020.
Timeline
An attempted robbery occurred at the art fair in March 2020.
Police took the Sky ECC messaging service offline in March 2021.
The jewellery heist took place on 28 June 2022.
Europol added the five suspects to the EU Most Wanted list on 29 October 2026.
Legal Context
This case follows a pattern of high-profile prosecutions enabled by the 2021 Sky ECC investigation. Law enforcement agencies continue to utilize this massive cache of intercepted communications data to link suspects to past violent crimes.
The public is encouraged to review the fugitive profiles to aid in the apprehension of these dangerous individuals. Providing tips could help lead to the recovery of the remaining stolen assets and bring closure to this multi-year international investigation.
The takeaway
This case highlights how modern digital forensics allow law enforcement to link cold cases to encrypted communications intercepted years earlier. International cooperation remains essential for recovering high-value stolen goods across global jurisdictions.
Further reading
Learn more about ongoing efforts to combat organized groups at the Financial Crime section.
More information
View full details and photos of the suspects on the EU Most Wanted fugitive lookup website.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Brusselstimes.
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