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Man headed to court for trafficking ‘ancient’ relic
Sun, 20 December 2020
Russey KEO district police are set to send a man to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on December 21 for trafficking an artefact rumoured to be worth $70 million.
The broker was arrested on December 17 along with the owner of the bronze artefact while planning to sell it.
Russey Keo district police chief Heang Tharet declined to provide details on December 20.
“We are sending the case to the court on December 21 for legal procedure. The officials of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts are studying and determining the real value of the artefact. I cannot comment further yet,” he said.