MOI: two antiquities dealers were arrested in Baghdad

Baghdad - INA

The detachments of the Intelligence Agency in the Ministry of the Interior arrested today, Sunday, two antiquities dealers in the Karrada district of Baghdad.

A statement issued by the Ministry of the Interior, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "the detachments of the intelligence agency represented by the Baghdad Intelligence and Organized Crime departments in the Ministry of Interior arrested two suspects in the Karrada district of Baghdad, specialized in trade in antiquities."

He added, "A specialized work team was formed, and a tight ambush was set for them and they were arrested for the crime, and they are in possession of three artifacts dating back to ancient times."