Security forces foil antiquities smuggler

CAIRO – 1 June 2017: The Tourism and Antiquities police in Sharkeya on Thursday foiled an attempt to smuggle 348 antiquities. One suspect was arrested by the authorities who set up an ambush after receiving intelligence that revealed the suspect had stashed the antiquities in his car.

Some of the collection included five wooden statues, two statues made of bronze-like material, a statue consisting of four pieces, five leather rings, two leather books contain drawings, four maces, 148 round stone pieces, 106 marble amulets, 33 oval stone pieces, 15 stone ox-like horns, three leather eyeliner containers, five hand-shape amulets, 15 basalt pieces shaped like eyeliner containers and two stone pieces shaped like a sun disk.
The offender has been transferred to the public prosecution for further investigation.