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Art theft rife in the English . Theft of antiquities and objects of high artistic merit of the museum is not only rampant in Indonesia, in the UK the number of crimes committed by criminal organizations is also increasing. Senior police officers said the total loss due to loss of art objects reach Euro 300 million or Rp 5, 6 trillion more per year. This figure is the second highest after the drug transaction and is higher than the value of the loss vehicle theft. Figures released from the official body losses due to theft of art objects reported that since 1991, there are approximately 60,000 objects of art, antiques or collections have been reported as lost, stolen or looted from the UK. In May last year, one of the rare medieval jug stolen from the display cabinet with high security at Stockwood Discovery Centre in Luton. The object is one of only three known in the world and valued at 750,000 pounds (Rp14 billion). "After the theft was, everyone was shocked and v