‘Tomb raiding’ smuggler jailed for looting ancient artefacts from Egypt
(www.independent.co.uk)
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A man who smuggled nearly 600 antiquities looted from ancient Egyptian crypts into the US has been jailed for six months.
Ashraf Omar Eldarir, 52, was arrested at JFK airport in January 2020 after police discovered 590 valuable items in his luggage, including gold amulets and wooden tomb model figures with linen garments dating back to 1900 BCE.
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Made the mistake of not taking it to a British museum