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23 Arrested and 10,000 Artifacts Seized in Crackdown on Archaeological Trafficking Ring

by Hakim Bishara November 21, 2019November 25, 2019

A sophisticated organized crime group used bulldozers and advanced metal detectors to excavate ancient artifacts in southern Italy, and deployed facilitators across Europe to traffic them.

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18,000 Illegally Trafficked Cultural Goods Seized in an International Crackdown

by Hakim Bishara August 9, 2019

Operation Pandora III, carried out by the Spanish Civil Guard, Europol, Interpol, and the World Customs Organization, included a special focus on illicit online trafficking. 59 individuals were arrested in the operation.

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Seizure of Looted Antiquities Illuminates What Museums Want Hidden

by Elizabeth Marlowe September 6, 2018September 5, 2018

Over 20,000 precious art objects were seized in a raid at dawn — what can this elucidate about beauty, theft, and the museum?

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