July 29, 2018

41 suspects now named in the antiquities blitz "Operation Demetra" carried out in Italy, Germany, Spain, and the UK

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As the transnational crime investigation Operation Demetra proceeds into the alleged trafficking of archaeological finds, Italian news ...
July 25, 2018

New York Supreme Court judge orders plundered bas-relief from the city of Persepolis must be returned to Iran

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A New York Supreme Court judge has ordered the plundered bas-relief from the city of Persepolis, which dates from the 5th Century B.C.E.,...
July 24, 2018

Request for Return: A marble head of Alexander the Great as Helios, the Sun God

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Image Credit: Safani Gallery TEFAF Maastricht advertisement On Monday, 23 July 2018 Matthew Bogdanos, Senior Trial Counsel in the Off...
July 23, 2018

The Riddle of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist is being made into a Podcast

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81 Minutes. 13 Works of Art. $10 million reward.  These three figures have plagued the art world since the night of March 18, 1990 ...
July 22, 2018

Organised crime, museum theft and bank robbery

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On Wednesday the Berlin public prosecutor's office and the state criminal police provisionally seized 77 properties, including apar...
July 21, 2018

Recovered: "The Holy Family" by Peter Paul Rubens and "Girls on the Lawn" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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Image Credit:  Carabinieri TPC - Monza Unit In June 2018 five individuals, were charged by the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Pro...
July 17, 2018

Quotes given by ancient art dealer William Veres outlining Balkan trafficking methods.

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Image Credit:  Screenshot from documentary “The Hunt for Transylvanian Gold.”   In 2008, following a ten-year investigation coordinated...
July 8, 2018

On the trail of looted antiquities, Carabinieri arrest another individual in Sicily.

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Image Credit: Carabinieri  An ancient amphora and 25 terracotta fragments of ancient statues, some believed to date as far back as the...
July 6, 2018

More details on Operation Demetra

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Image Credit:  Carabinieri TPC As has been noted to be the case in the past, Sicilian trafficking cases sometimes have organized crime ...
July 4, 2018

Operation Demetra: The Trafficking of Sicilian Archaeological Treasures

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Image Credit: Carabinieri TPC Updated 13:00 GMT+1 In a press conference held today, at 11:00 at the Public Prosecutor's Office...