Police make biggest antiques haul

By IRNA

Tehran : Police on Monday made the biggest haul of antiques unprecedented in the past 15 years, both in terms of volume and value.

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The antiques were discovered in Tehran’s customs office.

The shipment was bound to the United States.

According to the Public Relations Department of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Tehran province, expert, Hassan Gharakhani Bahar, said the shipment consisted of historical objects from Iran, Europe and Buddha which were registered as household appliances to be dispatched to the US.

Some 300 historical artifacts have been discovered in the haul, he said.