Fifty-four artifacts, identified as having been brought illegally from Syria, were seized. Four Syrian nationals were detained.
Source >> an article [2014, updated in 2018] Historical artifact smuggling in Gaziantep https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/gaziantepte-tarihi-eser-kacakciligi-425224
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