Museum night watchman from the Archaeological Museum of Santorini in Greece is one of two people charged with stealing/possessing a number of artifacts taken from the museum's storage facility ( Santorini museum guard arrested over stolen artifacts).
Authorities said they found the man in possession of 15 clay pots dating to the 17th century BC that had been discovered at the prehistoric settlement of Akrotiri, as well as three figurines (two stone and one clay) and a crystal glass object from the Sanctuary of Aphrodite in Ancient Thera, among other valuable artifacts. A second person has been arrested in connection with the same case, according to the police, but no details have been released regarding his or her identity or role. An investigation into the suspects’ activities is under way, though the police said that they are believed to have been active for at least a year, stealing valuable objects from the museum’s collection that are not on display and selling them on the illegal antiquities market.
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