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The Associated Press reported on Oct. 6 that an alleged antiquities smuggling ring was uncovered during a 14-month investigation in western Greece by police.
More than 2,000 artifacts and documents were recovered and 26 people were taken into custody by authorities at the Southern Patras Police Directorate.
The report said the oldest objects involved dated back to the 6th century BCE and that archaeological sites from across Greece were targeted. Allegedly, the ill-gotten treasures were then put up for sale in auction houses in Germany and Australia.
If convicted of all crimes, the alleged perpetrators face between 5 and 25 years for the crimes alleged against them.
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