Seven people were detained inwards a articulation functioning past times the specialised prosecutor’s office, the Directorate for Combatting Organised Crime together with the State Agency for National Security (SANS). The detainees were trying to sell a gilded treasure, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev said at a briefing on 11th of October, reports BNT.
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| Credit: Ministry of the Interior, Bulgaria |
The functioning took house at the 2d of signing a bargain on Monday, inwards the town of Simeonovgrad. Four people bring been charged, the prosecution has yet to enquire the courtroom for remand.
The buyers are Bulgarians, precisely they bring non yet been charged. One of the 4 detainees is a long-time employee of SANS, together with the other 3 bring previous criminal records, precisely non for treausre hunting.
The object of the sale was a golden crown weighing or then 400 grammes, together with the quest cost for it was 2 million. The law also constitute gilded bracelets together with coins.
Information almost the criminal grouping was acquired past times SANS together with sent to the DCOC at the destination of July. The detained employee of the SANS coordinated the meetings betwixt the treasure hunters together with possible buyers. There has been bear witness almost attempts for selling the treasure inwards Turkey.
Initial skillful judgment indicates that the valuables are from the 2d one-half of the quaternary century BC. The National Archaeological Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences volition brand a thorough assessment of the objects found.
The constitute treasure is believed to bring been possessed past times ancient Thracian elite.
According to the investigators, this is non the whole treasure, together with at that topographic point are all the same objects from it that bring non been constitute yet. So far, at that topographic point is no information from where the discovery is.
Source: Novinite [October 13, 2018]
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