Trafficking

Syrian Artifacts Seized

Syrian Artifacts Seized

0 on February 14, 2013, 9:00 am / in Art Heists, Trafficking

In early February, the Public Security Department (“PSD”) reported that police seized a large stock of antiquities from an Arab [...]

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Honduras to Enact Minimum Sentences for Cultural Heritage Crimes

Honduras to Enact Minimum Sentences for Cultural Heritage Crimes

0 on February 4, 2013, 9:00 am / in archaeology law, Art Law, Crime, Criminal prosecutions, cultural property law, Legislation, Looting, Trafficking

Those who are convicted of committing crimes against cultural heritage in Honduras will soon be facing a mandatory sentencing scheme. [...]

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Relics Endangered in Pakistani Police Raid

Relics Endangered in Pakistani Police Raid

0 on September 11, 2012, 9:00 am / in archaeology law, Art Heists, Trafficking

Last July, police in the Pakistani coastal village of Ibrahim Haideri confiscated a container holding tons of Buddha statues and [...]

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Ancient Roman and Byzantine Coin Hoard Seized in Lesovo

Ancient Roman and Byzantine Coin Hoard Seized in Lesovo

1 on August 31, 2012, 9:00 am / in archaeology law, Coins, cultural property law, Eastern Europe, Trafficking

The National Customs Agency in Bulgaria seized 488 artifacts which were being trafficked across the border at Lesovo. Authorities report [...]

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