A Dutch village that became the focus of a frenzied treasure hunt after a map allegedly showed Nazi loot buried there during the second world war has declared the search over – and said nothing was found. The small hamlet of Ommeren did conclude that there had indeed been treasure buried there, but that it was removed after the war. Ommeren became a hive of activity after the Dutch National Archive in January revealed a hand-drawn map featuring a tell-tale red “X” believed to mark the spot where German soldiers stashed their hoard, triggering an invasion of gold-diggers trying their...