共和國文物第一案告破 價值5億墓中文物被追回

Biggest tomb raid uncovered

最大墳墓盜竊案宣佈告破

More than 170 tomb raiders have been arrested and 1,168 cultural relics recovered in an operation, the Ministry of Public Security Tuesday said.

公安部26日透露，警方開展集中行動，一舉抓獲170餘名盜墓者，追回文物1168件。

Described as the biggest swoop of its kind since the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, the ministry valued the looted artifacts at more than RMB500m.

這是我國1949年建國以來最大的突擊行動，公安部估計追回的被盜文物價值逾5億元。

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The recovered artifacts include a coiled jade dragon, one of the earliest known representations of the Chinese totem.

追回的文物包括一枚玉豬龍——中國已知的最早圖騰代表之一。

Police said the 175 tomb raiders, who belong to 10 gangs, had a clear division of labor covering the whole process from excavation to sales.

警方表示，175名盜墓者隸屬於10個團伙，整個過程從挖掘到銷贓分工明確。

Four archeologists are suspected of participating in the tomb raiding and selling the stolen artifacts.

四名考古學家涉嫌參與盜墓以及出售被盜文物。