The French Customs Intelligence Service (DNRED) announced the recovery of 8,597 ancient coins of Anatolian origin following a sting operation resulting from a three-year investigation. The coins are set to be repatriated to Türkiye.
The coins were found hidden in boxes, television cabinets and refrigerator bags in a house raided in 2022.
The organizers of a smuggling network were arrested in Türkiye and the authorities are preparing to try the individuals who resided in the house where the smuggled artifacts were found.
The residents are accused of illegally selling more than 7,000 of the 15,000 recovered antiquities.
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