Investigations by members of the Paphos Police Department are continuing at a rapid pace, in connection with the antiquities trafficking case they are investigating following the arrest of a 41-year-old man at an archaeological site in the Kouklia area.
It was around 6:30 p.m. yesterday when the suspect was caught “red-handed,” digging with a pickaxe and a metal detector at a site where students from the University of Athens are conducting excavations, along with their professor and under the supervision of the Department of Antiquities.
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The students immediately notified the police, whose officers rushed to the scene and arrested the 41-year-old man. Subsequently, searches were conducted at properties owned by the suspect, but nothing was found.
The 41-year-old was brought before a judge and charged with the offenses of antiquities trafficking and unauthorized possession of a metal detector.
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