6 illegal diggers were arrested in Asadabad city
According to the report of Aria Heritage, citing the public relations of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Hamedan, Colonel Javad Khodamoradi said: In following up on a public report about the criminal act of illegal excavation in a house in the city of Asadabad in order to extract historical and cultural objects, the agents of the protection unit stationed in The city along with police officers of 12 operational police station, after obtaining the necessary permits from the judicial authorities and following the Shari’a and legal standards, entered the residential house. At this stage, 6 diggers were arrested while digging a 10-meter deep pit.
The commander of the protection unit of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts said: Drilling tools and equipment were seized from the arrested persons, and in this regard, the arrested persons along with the discovered tools were handed over to the judicial authorities for legal proceedings.
He added: In line with the interaction of this unit with the law enforcement agents of Nahavand city, a metal detector was discovered during the inspection of a passing vehicle, and in this regard, one person was arrested and handed over to the judicial authorities for legal procedures.
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