18 artifacts seized in Minya

CAIRO – 10 May 2018: Police of Antiquities and Tourism seized 18 artifacts, found at the home of one of Minya’s residents, according to a statement by the Ministry of Interior.

The security forces targeted the home of the 73-year citizen after being informed that he traffics in antiquities.

The artifacts include nine cat mummies, which represent the Egyptian god Bes, wrapped in narrow bandages of fine linen, a statue of a lion in a sitting position, a flask of Ivory, a statue of green granite and two amulets.

In the last few months, Tourism and Antiquities Police managed to seize a huge number of artifacts in Upper Egypt; for example, in October 2017, the Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Police managed to seize around 99 artifacts from two citizens in Assiut.

In January 2018, the Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Police managed to seize a historical statue dating back to the Pharaonic era, in addition to discovering illegal excavation works, searching for unearthed artifacts beneath two houses in Sohag.