Is "successfully" redundant?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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The stolen loot has also been successfully recovered, the police said, and the specific roles of those involved in the robbery are still under investigation.

Is “successfully” redundant?

Thanks ?

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I would say yes because ‘has been recovered’ already implies that the action was successful.

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Thanks, Torsten.

I can’t agree with you more.

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