Spain accuses priest of smuggling stolen treasures out of Ukraine
Police in Spain have recovered 11 pieces of ancient Ukrainian gold jewellery worth €60 million that were stolen after the Russian annexation of the Crimean peni Police in Spain have recovered 11 pieces of ancient Ukrainian gold jewellery worth €60 million after the Russian annexation of the Crimean peninsula. Three Spaniards and two Ukrainians, including an Orthodox priest, have been arrested. The police identified the alleged leader of a criminal network trafficking artefacts from occupied Ukraine. The recovered pieces are said to be "gold jewels of great historical and economic value" from the Greco-Scythian culture of the 8th to the 4th centuries BC. The suspects intended to sell the artefacts in Madrid to investors through a network of commercial companies.
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Police in Spain have recovered 11 pieces of ancient Ukrainian gold jewellery worth €60 million that were stolen after the Russian annexation of the Crimean peninsula.
Three Spaniards and two Ukrainians have been arrested, including an Orthodox priest whom the police identified as the alleged leader of a criminal network dedicated to trafficking artefacts from occupied Ukraine.
The recovered pieces are “gold jewels of great historical and economic value” from the Greco-Scythian culture of the 8th to the 4th centuries BC, the police said in a statement. They say the suspects intended to sell the artefacts in Madrid to investors through a network of commercial companies. The haul included a belt, earrings and necklaces.
In 2021 investigations led police to recover one of the pieces,
Konular: Crime, Ukraine, Spain, Russia-Ukraine War, Smuggling