Overview
- South Wales Police arrested two men, aged 43 and 50 from the Northampton area, who are in custody in Northamptonshire in connection with the break-in.
- Investigators are conducting searches to locate the stolen Bronze Age artefacts, with no recovery publicly confirmed.
- CCTV shows a planned four-minute raid around 12:30am on 6 October that targeted specific items in the Wales Is … gallery.
- Officers arrived within minutes after staff raised the alarm, with the inquiry led by Detective Inspector Bob Chambers and support from Northamptonshire Police.
- Police are appealing for information via 101, online channels or Crimestoppers quoting reference 2500319252, as Amgueddfa Cymru says staff are devastated.