Where is the selling market of the Kabul museum's antiques?

Published on 17 August 1996

Author(s): The Frontier Post

Type: News

CIA, Peshawar, in a big haul early on Thursday recovered antiques in three different raids at gold market, Koochi Bazar and Gulbahar. The relics were allegedly stolen from the Kabul museum some time back.

Two persons were arrested who according to police are the agents of a gang operating in Peshawar, US and other countries had smuggled antiques which has allegedly been stolen from Kabul museum some time back. The smugglers had also concealed heroin powder in the antiques.

During the raid, the officials recovered two mounds of ‘topaz’ worth lakhs of rupees, 34 statues worth millions of rupees in the international market, 16 swords of Mughal era, 23 other swords, five epitops and other antiques.

Experts in the local market while talking to The Frontier Post said that the seized antiques are worth millions of dollars in the international market. While in the local market price is estimated at millions of rupees. They said that for the past six months, there were reports that costly antiques stolen from Kabul museum were in the local market.

William reeve, BBC correspondent in Kabul in his recent interview at BBC television said that the relices stolen from the Kabul museum had been sold in Peshawar. He also surveyed gold market in Peshawar and found the agents who deal in the business.

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