The Intelligence Agency announced the seizure of an artifact and the arrest of its holders in Nineveh Governorate.
The agency stated in a statement received by Al-Rasheed, that “its detachments specialized in combating organized crime, in a joint duty in the provinces of Anbar and Nineveh, seized an artifact dating back to ancient historical eras and arrested the two accused who had it in their possession.”
She added, “This came through intensifying intelligence efforts and field follow-up after obtaining the necessary judicial approvals,” noting that “through investigation with them, they explicitly admitted to possessing the antiquities for the purpose of trading in them, and they were referred to the competent judicial authorities to receive their just punishment.”
