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3 jailed for Hong Kong's priciest art heist, after selling billion
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IntroductionThree burglars who carried out a record-breaking US$637 million art heist inHongKongbut remained obl
Three burglars who carried out a record-breaking US$637 million art heist in Hong Kong but remained oblivious to the value of their historic haul were jailed on Friday, local media reported.
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When police recovered the parchment a month after it was stolen, they discovered it had been cut in half to make it easier to store by the collector, who also did not realise it was genuine.
A calligraphy letter and handwritten poem by Mao remain missing, as do dozens of sets of highly prized Chinese stamps, the Post reported.
A collector who received some of the goods alerted the police once he realised the items were stolen.
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