Truck Driver Arrested in Greece with Ancient Amphorae

09:45 21/6/2025 - Πηγή: iEfimerida

Authorities have arrested a 53-year-old truck driver after discovering ancient amphorae hidden in his vehicle, police announced.

The arrest followsan investigation into the trafficking and illegal trade ofantiquities.

Officers from theSoutheast Attica Crimes Division had received intelligence regardingthe illicit trade. They subsequently placed the suspect’s residencein Alimos under discreet surveillance.

At 7:10 a.m.Thursday,

the man exited his apartment and was approached by police,who identified themselves and informed him of an impendinginspection.

A search of hisprimary vehicle at the scene revealed no contraband.

Authorities thenproceeded to search his apartment in the presence of a judicialofficer, where they found an unlicensed double-barreled huntingshotgun.

The key discovery,however, came in a second vehicle—a Seat Toledo—which was parkedsome distance from his home.

Inside this vehicle,police uncovered ancient artifacts believed to date from the 5th tothe 1st century B.C. These included three intact maritime amphoraewith pointed bases, dated to the 5th-3rd century B.C.; one intactmaritime amphora with a pointed base, dated to the 5th-1st centuryB.C.; and one intact Byzantine-era maritime amphora with a broken rimand incomplete handle.

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