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Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Goods |
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Illicit trading, in spite of the government, continues to thrive attempts to control the phenomenon and rouse public opinion. The market for rare and costly cultural objects, especially antiquities, is ever increasing, as witness the soaring prices. |
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Several categories of persons are involved in such trafficking. They range from simple villagers digging in ancient burial grounds at night, to members of well-organized criminal rings, and auction houses, museum curators, dealers, collectors or amateurs on the lookout for whatever they can find. |
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