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2020-07-12 20:30
Over 135,000 historical relics retrieved in 39 months
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recovered 135,879 original and fake historical objects from smugglers or illegal diggers over the past 39 months, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.
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2020-07-10 23:33
Ancient relics smuggled to Austria back home
TEHRAN - A batch of Iranian ancient relics, which had been smuggled to Austria, was recovered and surrendered to a representative of the Islamic Republic in Vienna on Thursday.
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2020-07-08 17:43
Prehistorical relics seized from smuggler in western Iran
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 167 relics from a smuggler in western Kermanshah province. The objects date back to the first and second centuries BC and middle Islamic eras as well.
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2020-07-07 20:00
Over 60 smuggled historical objects seized in Kerman
TEHRAN – Sixty four historical objects have been confiscated in the southeastern Kerman province during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20), a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Tuesday, IRNA reported.
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2020-07-06 18:22
IRGC, police coordinate plans on border security in Sistan-Balouchestan
TEHRAN — Commanders of Iran’s border police and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force have discussed plans to boost interaction in ensuring security along the country’s southeastern border.
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2020-07-03 20:30
Anthropology museum ‘cleaned out’ in downtown Tehran
TEHRAN – A burglar has ‘cleaned out’ a museum of anthropology, which is located within the premises of a centuries-old mansion called Sara-ye Kazemi in downtown Tehran.
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2020-06-21 01:15
Millennia-old relics confiscated in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A batch of prehistorical relics, estimated to date from the time of Mannaeans in the early 1st millennium BC, has recently been seized from an antique dealer near the city of Bukan, West Azarbaijan province, northwest Iran.
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2020-06-14 17:58
Suspects arrested in Iran over recent arsons: police
TEHRAN — Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari has announced that a number of suspects linked with the recent acts of arson in certain parts of the country have been arrested.
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2020-05-12 15:20
Police seize historical relics in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated four historical objects form a smuggler in Bandargaz, northern Golestan province, Mehr reported on Monday.
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2020-04-27 22:22
Interpol seizes cache of ancient Iranian artifacts in Europe
TEHRAN – Police in a European country have seized a cache of ancient Iranian relics hidden at a safety-deposit box of a bank, ILNA reported on Monday.
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2020-04-24 20:30
Police seize Iron-Age relics in northern Iran
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated tens of relics from a gang of illegal diggers and smugglers in northern Iran. The objects are estimated to date from the Iron Age to the Parthian era, CHTN reported on Wednesday.
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2020-04-12 20:30
Millennia-old bronze stamp recovered in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated a millennia-old bronze stamp in Naqab village, northeastern North Khorasan province, CHTN reported on Sunday.
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2020-03-16 18:30
Police not tasked to quarantine cities in Iran
TEHRAN — Iran’s police chief says his forces are not tasked to quarantine cities and towns due to the spread of coronavirus in the country.
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2020-03-10 18:03
Police seize over 1.5 tons of drugs in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN - Commander of Sistan-Balouchestan Province’s border guards announced on Tuesday that 1,560 kg of drugs have been seized in the Saravan border region.
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2020-03-08 18:46
Iran limits intercity travel to prevent coronavirus spread
TEHRAN – Iran has limited travel between its major cities in an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
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2020-03-02 19:35
Parthian-era relics recovered from a second-hand shop in Tehran
TEHRAN – Tens of ancient relics, estimated to date from the Parthian era (247 BC – 224 CE), have recently been recovered from a second-hand shop in downtown Tehran.
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2020-02-26 20:17
Rare rhytons recovered in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered two rare rhytons, which are estimated to date from Sassanid era (224–651).
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2020-02-23 18:32
Police seize narcotic drugs in northeastern Iran
TEHRAN – Anti-drug police forces have seized illicit drugs after disbanding a gang of drug traffickers in the northeastern city of Mashhad, local sources announced on Sunday.
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2020-02-21 16:59
Parliamentary elections enjoy high security: interior minister
TEHRAN - The interior minister expressed satisfaction over security of the parliamentary elections across the country.
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2020-01-25 20:06
Iron Age relics recovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – A total of ten prehistorical objects, estimated to date from the Iron Age, have recently been confiscated from two antique dealers in Chardavol county, Ilam province, western Iran.
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2020-01-24 19:15
Seljuk-era relics found during illegal excavation
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated historical relics related to Seljuk era (1037–1194) from an illegal excavation in a house located in the city of Abhar, west-central Zanjan province.
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2020-01-20 09:34
Police seize over 250 kg of narcotics in northern Iran
TEHRAN - A sum of 251 kg of narcotics has been seized in the northern province of Golestan, the province’s police chief announced on Saturday.
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2020-01-19 19:18
Historical object put up for sale online confiscated
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have seized a historical container from a person who had put up the object on an e-commerce website for sale in Neyshabour, northeast Iran.
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2020-01-17 18:33
Tens of illegally-kept historical objects seized in Tehran
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 448 historical objects which were illegally kept in a place in the city of Tehran, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2019-12-23 21:11
Five people arrested for illegal excavation at historical site
TEHRAN – Iranian police have arrested five people suspected of illegal excavation at the ruins of a historical fortress in Robat Karim county, Tehran province.
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2019-12-09 19:35
More police forces injured in riots than civilians: government
TEHRAN – The number of police forces who were injured during the recent unrest is higher than that of the civilians, government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Monday.
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2019-11-30 19:21
Iranian police seize ancient relics from smuggler
TEHRAN – A number of ancient relics, estimated to date from prehistoric times to the [early] Islamic era, have recently been confiscated from a smuggler in Nahavand, Hamedan province, west-central Iran.
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2019-11-26 21:56
62 tons of drugs have been seized at borders over the last 8 months
TEHRAN – Over 62 tons of illicit drugs have been seized by Iranian security forces at border areas over the last eight months, Commander of Iran’s Border Police Brigadier General Qassem Reza’ei announced on Tuesday.
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2019-11-26 21:50
Protestors’ refusal to join rioters admirable, says police official
TEHRAN – The fact that from the very first hours demonstrators separated their path from rioters and thugs in the last week’s protests over increase in gasoline price testifies the people’s vigilance and this is admirable, Brigadier General Ayoub Soleimani, the deputy police chief, said on Tuesday.
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2019-11-25 20:03
Large batch of shotguns seized before gas price rise protests: TV
TEHRAN – Iranian security and intelligence forces have seized a large number of black shotguns over the last one and a half years, the national TV said in a report aired on Sunday, revealing that such guns were used during the riots in certain cities in Iran last week.
