Artifact traffickers

[DAVIDE]

Two people, aged 40 and 38, have been arrested in Trikala, central Greece, on suspicion of attempting to sell ancient artifacts for 2.2 million euros. Thessaloniki Police’s antiquities department said that the two, who were trying to sell a tombstone, a sculpture and a marble lion from the Hellenistic era and part of a sculpture from the Roman era, are likely to have been part of wider ring that deals in illegal antiquities.

[Heinz Guderian]

Two people, aged 40 and 38, have been arrested in Trikala, central Greece, on suspicion of attempting to sell ancient artifacts for 2.2 million euros. Thessaloniki Police’s antiquities department said that the two, who were trying to sell a tombstone, a sculpture and a marble lion from the Hellenistic era and part of a sculpture from the Roman era, are likely to have been part of wider ring that deals in illegal antiquities.

Were the artifacts stolen from a protected site/museum? Who would these traffickers sell the stuff to?

Also, was the Thessaloniki Police Dept guy in charge of busting the ring a grizzled sarcastic cop whose having problems with his wife due to his hard drinking and dedication to the Force and perhaps has a wise-cracking black cop as his partner? Cos its Greece, i guess you could subtitute "black" for "turkish".

[DAVIDE]

Were the artifacts stolen from a protected site/museum? Who would these traffickers sell the stuff to?

Also, was the Thessaloniki Police Dept guy in charge of busting the ring a grizzled sarcastic cop whose having problems with his wife due to his hard drinking and dedication to the Force and perhaps has a wise-cracking black cop as his partner? Cos its Greece, i guess you could subtitute "black" for "turkish".

i m tryin to find more infos about it

[Akrotatos]

Were the artifacts stolen from a protected site/museum? Who would these traffickers sell the stuff to?

Probably excavated them you can find artifacts just by digging for foundations of a house.

Also, was the Thessaloniki Police Dept guy in charge of busting the ring a grizzled sarcastic cop whose having problems with his wife due to his hard drinking and dedication to the Force and perhaps has a wise-cracking black cop as his partner? Cos its Greece, i guess you could subtitute "black" for "turkish".

Huh?

[Heinz Guderian]

Probably excavated them you can find artifacts just by digging for foundations of a house.

oh man, i would love to live in Greece. History is everywhere. But lets say i dug in my Garden over there, and i find a priceless artifact, wouldn't that belong to me? Not saying the traffickers did that. Glad they got caught.

Huh?

Dont tell me you've never watched Die Hard/Last Boy Scout/48 hours/Beverley Hills Cop? C'mon man, i was raised on that crap.

[The Cobra]

It's a shame how people with their rapacity want to destroy their history.

[bushbush]

ought to be shot.