German tourist caught stealing artefacts from Cartagena dig
Sunday, August 12, 2018 @ 9:39 PM
A GERMAN tourist has been caught red-handed stealing archaeological artefacts from a restricted excavation site in Cartagena (Murcia).
Councillor Ana Rama, of the centre-right party Ciudadanos, testified as a witness today after catching the visitor slipping into the Molinete dig yesterday and 'placing several objects' into a freezer box.
She immediately contacted the Local Police, who arrested the holidaymaker and seized the pieces he had taken out of the dig.
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