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2022-01-15 21:30
Illegal diggers arrested in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently arrested seven illegal excavators in Torbat-e Heydarieh, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has announced.
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2022-01-12 21:00
Iranian police arrest 5,000 excavators, antique smugglers
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have arrested 5,000 illegal diggers and antique dealers across the country since the beginning of the current Iranian year 1400 (March 21, 2021), a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Wednesday.
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2022-01-09 21:00
Police seize Iron Age, Islamic-era jugs from smuggler
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated four earthenware jugs from a smuggler in the city of Miandoab, northwestern West Azarbaijan province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.
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2022-01-04 21:49
Sassanid antiquities recovered in Tehran
TEHRAN – A total of 702 historical objects have recently been recovered in the Iranian capital, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has announced.
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2021-12-17 22:00
Iranian police arrest suspected smuggler, seize Parthian treasures
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 13 historical coins from an antique dealer in Khomeini Shahr, central Isfahan province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has announced.
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2021-11-16 21:00
Illegal excavators arrested in Isfahan
TEHRAN –Iranian police have arrested seven illegal diggers in Buin va Miandasht county, the central province of Isfahan.
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2021-11-08 19:30
Police arrest illegal diggers in Golestan
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently arrested three illegal excavators and antique smugglers in the historical texture of Gorgan, the capital of northern Golestan province, previously known as Astarabad, CHTN reported on Monday.
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2021-10-30 20:00
Millennia-old relics recovered in Kermanshah
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated 12 historical relics from an antique dealer in the western province of Kermanshah, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.
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2021-09-21 21:30
Police bust gang of illegal excavators in southwest Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently busted a gang of illegal diggers in Khanmirza county, southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-09-08 22:00
Five excavators arrested in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – Police have recently detained five unauthorized diggers in an archaeologically rich province in northwest Iran.
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2021-09-05 21:00
Iran police arrest suspected smugglers, seize treasures
TEHRAN – Iranian police arrested two women suspected of smuggling ancient artifacts and recovered 495 pieces of ancient coins and other treasures in Khuzestan province.
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2021-08-31 20:20
Iranian police recover Achaemenid artifact
TEHRAN – Police in southern Iran have found the base of an ancient column, believed to be belonging to ruins of the UNESCO-designated Persepolis.
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2021-08-01 20:29
Iranian police seize ancient relics from smuggler
TEHRAN – Three historical objects have recently been confiscated from an antique dealer in west-central Iran.
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2021-07-14 20:30
Iranian police seize relics from smuggler
TEHRAN – Some historical objects have recently been confiscated from an antique dealer in Alborz province near the capital Tehran, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Wednesday, CHTN reported.
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2021-07-02 20:00
Illegal diggers arrested in northern Iran
TEHRAN –Iranian police have recently arrested five illegal excavators and antique smugglers in Rudbar county, the northern province of Gilan, CHTN reported on Friday.
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2021-06-21 18:11
Tomb raider arrested in ancient Elamite realm
Tehran-Iranian police have arrested a grave robber in the archeological site of Haft Tappeh, which was once part of the ancient Elamite kingdom in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, CHTN reported on Monday.
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2021-06-20 19:30
Illegal diggers arrested in western Iran
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently arrested seven unauthorized excavators and antique smugglers in Selseleh county, the western province of Lorestan, CHTN reported on Sunday.
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2021-06-14 18:40
Illegal excavators arrested in northern Iran
TEHRAN - Iranian police have recently arrested five illegal excavators and antique smugglers in Gorgan, northern Golestan province, CHTN reported on Monday.
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2021-06-08 20:30
Police arrest illegal excavators in northern Iran
TEHRAN –Iranian authorities have recently arrested four illegal excavators and antique smugglers in Sari, the capital of Mazandaran province, CHTN reported on Tuesday.
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2021-05-24 12:00
Iranian police arrest gang of illegal excavators
TEHRAN - Iranian police have recently busted a gang of illegal diggers in Bostan-Abad, northwestern East Azarbaijan province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has announced.
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2021-05-14 20:30
Iranian police seize relics from smugglers
TEHRAN – Some 20 historical objects have recently been confiscated from three smugglers in Kuhdasht, western Lorestan province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Friday, CHTN reported.
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2021-05-08 21:00
Iranian police bust gang of illegal excavators
TEHRAN – A gang of illegal diggers has been arrested by the Iranian police in Arsanjan of Fars province.
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2021-05-07 19:00
Pre-historic potteries recovered from illegally excavated site
TEHRAN –Iranian police have recently recovered 27 prehistorical potteries from an illegal excavation site situated in the ancient hill of Monjuq in Tarom, northwestern Zanjan province.
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2021-05-02 20:30
Gang of excavators arrested in northwestern Iran
TEHRAN –Iranian police have recently arrested a gang of illegal diggers in Khodabandeh county, northwestern Zanjan province.
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2021-04-30 19:30
Iranian police seize ancient relics from smuggler
TEHRAN – A total of thirteen historical objects have recently been confiscated from a smuggler in Hamedan, according to a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage.
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2021-04-21 20:00
National plan implemented to fight hoarding of essential goods
TEHRAN – The first nationwide plan to intensify the fight against hoarding of basic goods was implemented across the country for 72 hours last week, Mohammad Reza Moghimi, the police chief, said on Wednesday.
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2021-04-03 21:00
Police seize Parthian-era jugs from smuggler
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated two earthenware jugs from a smuggler in the city of Abhar, west-central Zanjan province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.
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2021-04-02 12:58
Iranian police arrest 301 individuals for smuggling goods
TEHRAN – The Iranian police arrested 301 individuals for smuggling goods worth 278 billion rials (about $6.5 million) on Thursday.
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2021-03-12 16:58
Iranian police seize $3b of smuggled goods, currency
TEHRAN – Smuggled goods and currency worth 126 trillion rials (nearly $3 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) have been discovered across the country over the past eleven months, Mohammad Reza Moghimi, the police chief, has announced.
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2021-03-07 21:53
Prehistorical, Islamic-era relics donated to cultural heritage department
TEHRAN – A total of 16 historical relics, which date back to the prehistorical and early Islamic times, have recently been donated to the cultural heritage and tourism directorate of Kerman province, southeast Iran.
