Dutch Art Crime Cartel, which includes Arthur Brand, Michel van Rijn, Octave Durham, Nils Menara, Henk Bieslijn, Rob Meeson, Hans Meeson as Members have had a set back with conviction of Nils Menara for the Van Gogh & Frans Hals thefts and Henk Bieslijn handing himself into Police for the failed Monet armed attack.
Arthur Brand has been playing both sides and his close relationship with Dutch Art Cop calls into question Arthur Brand admitting in public he knows art crime before the Police and only filters the Dutch police with what he defines as relevent.
The drugs trial of Peter Roy Kok and his gang is coming up and the Van Gogh will be mentioned but no public deal will be made.
https://northerntimes.nl/groninger-museums-stolen-van-gogh-hangs-on-cocaine-kingpins-wall/
Then the fallout begins and Dutch Police can reveal their hand and focus on the roles played by Octave Durham and Arthur Brand as providers of the proof of life for the Van Gogh and published in the NYT, then brokers of the Van Gogh in a sale for 400,000 euros to Drug Lord Peter Roy Kok.
https://www.newser.com/story/292455/indiana-jones-of-art-finds-evidence-of-stolen-van-gogh.html
Octave Durham confirmed Peter Roy Kok also bought the Frans Hals for a further 600,000 euros,
Arthur Brand will allow the dust to settle then try to recover Van Gogh and Frans Hals and collect the usual Insurance fee of 20% of insurance claim, which in these cases the Insurance Syndicate paid out around 10 million euros claim, therefore the fee for recovery is 2 million euros, then Arthur Brand will pay Peter Roy Kok his 1 million euros back, send Nils Menara some cash in jail and set aside a nestegg for when Nils Menara is released in four or five years, and best of all for Arthur Brand he can document it for his TV series.
https://www.insider.com/art-thief-detective-break-down-art-heists-movies-and-tv-realism-2021
Can anyone, or anything stop Arthur Brand from being the Last Man Standing, once the rest of the Dutch Art Crime Cartel are rounded up?
In the UK Sussex Police, alongside other Police forces raided the Johnson Gang encampments as well as searching land they own or rent.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-58638351
UK Police were looking for the stolen haul from Arundel Castle, including the Rosary of Mary Queen of Scots.
Arresting Daniel "Danny Boy" O'Loughlin 45 and releasing him without charges and they found nothing during extensive searches at 9 locations.
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19599544.man-arrested-stolen-arundel-castle-treasures-released/
Ricky Johnson was arrested after the Gold toilet was stolen two years ago he too was released without charge
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18044409.man-released-gold-toilet-stolen-blenheim-palace/
Southern Art Crime Gang includes Darryl Aldridge & Tony Townsend
https://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/burglars-sentenced-antique-thefts-1287821
Wolfgang Schmelz, Christopher Doughty, Phil Capewell
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4105506.our-terror-at-mercy-of-gangsters-in-chichester-west-sussex/
Doughty tries to redeem himself for time off jail sentence
Northern Art Crime gang includes Graham Harkin,
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15490343
Carl Rutter, Brian Eaton & Darren Webster
Intelligence Led Policing is the only answer to the Tsunami of high profile art thefts, but sadly the system is broken since R.I.P.A. Regulations in 2000, which has left intelligence gathering down 90% and only low hanging intelligence is received by Police.
https://www.mondaq.com/crime/883090/advantages-of-intelligence-policing
Private Art Detectives, including Ex cops charge 20% of an insurance claim upon recovery which they assisted in, the Informant who provides the location of the stolen art get crumbs, less than 1%, therefore informants refuse to engage with Police or Private Art Detectives and stolen art recoveries are few and far between.
https://onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/what-is-intelligence-led-policing/
To be continued..........
