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REAL LIFE TOMB
RAIDER NICKED IN ITALY
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[ December 27th 2005 ]
A 74-year-old
pensioner has been nicked by Italian police following
a raid on a property in which almost 9000 stolen
ancient artefacts were seized, Herald
Sun reports today. Among the 8972 pieces seized
were ancient terracotta vases, amphorae, masks,
clay and bronze statues and parts of marble columns.
Italian
police are cracking down on tomb raiding - a crime
that has gone largely unchecked for centuries,
with thieves regularly ransacking some of the
country's most famous open-air archaeological
sites.
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