Spanish police say they have confiscated ancient gold jewelry worth millions taken from Ukraine
Spanish police say they have confiscated 11 pieces of ancient gold jewelry that were taken out of Ukraine illegally in 2016. Spanish police have confiscated 11 pieces of ancient gold jewelry that were illegally removed from Ukraine in 2016. The jewelry, which dates back to the eighth and fourth centuries B.C., was worth 60 million euros or US$64 million and went missing after being displayed in a museum in Kyiv. Five people, including two Ukrainians and three Spaniards, have been arrested for attempting to sell the pieces in Spain. The pieces were taken from Ukraine illegally and were put on display between 2009 and 2013 in the museum.
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MADRID -- Spanish police say they have confiscated 11 pieces of ancient gold jewelry that were taken out of Ukraine illegally in 2016.
A statement says five people who were attempting to sell the pieces in Spain have been arrested.
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The jewelry was said to be worth 60 million euros, or US$64 million, and dated from between the eighth and fourth centuries B.C.
The pieces went missing after being put on display between 2009 and 2013 in a museum in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital.
The five arrested included two Ukrainians, one of them an Orthodox Church priest, and three Spaniards.
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