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massive raid has been launched against leading
smugglers of Jiroft artifacts by submission of the
suspects’ pictures and legal documents to the
Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and the Interpol.
Iran
has ordered for a massive raid against leading
smugglers of Jiroft artifacts by submitting the
suspects’ pictures and legal documents to the
Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and the Interpol.
The smugglers are targeted for both inside and
outside Iran. Meanwhile, director of Jiroft
Islamic Court has announced that illegal
excavations at Jiroft historical site are now
completely halted and the area is no safer for the
looters.
The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and the
Interpol are now cooperating to arrest 10 gang
leaders active in dealing and smuggling of Jiroft
ancient artifacts inside and outside Iran.
Jiroft, located in the central province of Kerman,
is so rich in its discovered and yet buried
historical treasures that has been called the lost
heaven of archaeologists. During the last three
excavation seasons, Iranian and international
experts have unearthed more than 180 ancient seal
imprints and manuscript remains in the area. Yusef
Majidzadeh, who heads the archaeology team there,
believes that the formation of Jiroft civilization
was contemporary to that of the Mesopotamia.
“With extensive cooperation of the Ministry of
Intelligence, the Police forces, and the Islamic
courthouse, we have identified 10 gang leaders
active in dealing and smuggling ancient artifacts
of Jiroft to the United Arab Emirates and England,”
explained director of Jiroft court, Dadkhoda
Salari, adding that they are now determined to
arrest them.
With the expansion of illegal diggings in Jiroft
ancient site and the increasing smuggling of its
ancient artifacts outside Iran, serious attempts
have been undertaken to fight against the looters
and smugglers.
In the last two years, more than 100 legal cases
of illegal excavations and smugglings have been
examined in Jiroft court; seven key dealers and
smugglers have been arrested in previous attempts
and two of them who are aged between 25 and 30 are
sentenced to death.
Some 120 pieces of the smuggled pieces have so far
been returned to Iran and according to Salari,
today there are no more reports of illegal work on
the site, yet the fight against the powerful
forces of illegal treasure hunters of Jiroft
continues.
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