Doctor turned smuggler gets 6 months for bringing hundreds of Egyptian artifacts to US

‘Tomb raiding’ smuggler jailed for looting ancient artefacts from Egypt

Ashraf Omar Eldarir smuggled hundreds of artefacts taken from ancient crypts into the US

Doctor turned smuggler gets 6 months for bringing hundreds of Egyptian artifacts to US

NEW YORK — An Egyptian doctor who smuggled hundreds of artifacts excavated from graves and dig sites in his nation into the U.S. for profit will spend six months in federal prison, a Brooklyn judge ruled Wednesday.

US Attorney’s Office: Smuggler of Egyptian Antiquities Sentenced to Prison | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

US Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York: Smuggler of Egyptian Antiquities Sentenced to Prison. “Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Ashraf Omar Eldarir was sentenced by United States District Judge Rachel P. Kovner to six months in prison for smuggling Egyptian antiquities into the United States through John F. Kennedy International Airport. During the course of this investigation, more than 600 Egyptian artifacts were recove…

Doctor Who Smuggled Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Through JFK Lands In Club Fed

A Brooklyn man who trafficked hundreds of stolen Egyptian antiquities through JFK Airport will spend months behind bars.Ashraf Omar Eldarir, 52, was sentenced to six months in prison in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday, Aug. 27, after p…

Egyptian Antiquities Trafficker Jailed After Failed Smuggling Attempt at JFK Airport

An Egyptian doctor who was arrested five years ago for importing hundreds of artifacts into the US without declaring them on customs forms has been sentenced to six months in prison by a federal court judge. On August 27, Ashraf Omar Eldarir was given the sentence by United States District Judge Rachel P. Kovner after an investigation recovered more than 600 Egyptian artifacts were recovered after they were transported to the US on flights fro…