142 Historical Artifacts Discovered in Borkhar; 3 Suspects Arrested

ISFAHAN – The commander of the Isfahan Province Cultural Heritage Protection Unit announced the discovery of 142 historical and non-historical artifacts during a joint intelligence and law enforcement operation in Borkhar County, along with the arrest of 3 suspects in the case.

Isfahan - The commander of the cultural heritage protection unit of Isfahan province announced the discovery of 142 pieces of historical and non-historical objects in a joint intelligence and law enforcement operation in Barkhar city and the arrest of 3 accused in this case.

In a conversation with Mehr reporter, Colonel Ali Gurbanpour stated: Following continuous measures and intelligence follow-ups, and with multilateral coordination and interaction between the cultural heritage protection unit, intelligence police and intelligence department of Barkhar city, a targeted operation was implemented to hit the smugglers of historical property in this city.

Referring to the details of this operation, he added: During the inspections, a total of 142 pieces of historical and non-historical objects were discovered and confiscated from the hiding place of the accused.

The Commander of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit of Isfahan Province stated that, referring to the decisive action against the national heritage traders, 3 accused were identified, arrested and after filing a preliminary case, they were handed over to the judicial authorities for legal procedures.

Emphasizing that the technical investigations on the discovered shipment are ongoing, Colonel Gurbanpour noted that all the confiscated objects have been handed over to the experts and archaeologists of the General Department of Cultural Heritage of Isfahan province to determine their authenticity, age, sex and historical value, and after the completion of the expert process, the details will be made public.