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Alleged Leader of Egyptian Antiquities Trafficking Ring Returns to Germany with French Court Summons

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Serop Simonian, the alleged leader of an Egyptian antiquities trafficking ring, mysteriously left Paris for Hamburg during his jail sentence in January. The now 83-year-old dealer is believed to be behind the sale of allegedly smuggled Egyptian antiquities to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre Abu Dhabi for a collective €60 million ($64 million). In 2022, following a criminal investigation, several objects were seized …
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Alleged Leader of Egyptian Antiquities Trafficking Ring Returns to Germany with French Court Summons

Serop Simonian, the alleged leader of an Egyptian antiquities trafficking ring, mysteriously left Paris for Hamburg during his jail sentence in January. The now 83-year-old dealer is believed to be behind the sale of allegedly smuggled Egyptian antiquities to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre Abu Dhabi for a collective €60 million ($64 million). In 2022, following a criminal investigation, several objects were seized …

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