Serres: Man arrested with cannabis and hundreds of ancient artefacts at sheepfold
Police arrested the owner of a sheepfold in Serres, finding cannabis, 214 bronze coins and dozens of ancient artefacts.
Arrest with narcotics and antiquities at Serres sheepfold
Police officers from the Narcotics Prosecution Department of the Crime Prosecution and Investigation Directorate in Serres arrested the owner of a sheepfold after locating narcotics, ancient coins, jewellery and vessels on the premises, according to In.gr.
During the operation, the man was found in possession of two packets of raw cannabis with a total weight of 9.8 grammes. A subsequent search of his sheepfold revealed 7 cannabis seedlings in pots, ranging from 1.30 to 2 metres in height, which were uprooted and seized.
The same location also yielded 6 packets of raw cannabis weighing 86 grammes, cannabis plant extracts weighing 1 kilogramme and 690 grammes, as well as one precision electronic scale. At a residence used by the accused, four additional packets of cannabis weighing 489.8 grammes and another scale were seized.
At the same time, authorities discovered an extensive collection of objects at the sheepfold which, according to an initial assessment by an archaeologist from the Antiquities Directorate, fall within the provisions of legislation protecting cultural heritage. Among these were recorded 214 bronze coins, 42 bronze arrowheads, 28 lead sling pellets, 21 bronze bracelets, 19 oil lamps, 17 figurines and fragments of figurines, 16 bronze rings, 11 bronze amulets, 10 pottery containers for perfumes and 8 pottery vessels.
Also seized were 90 coins, 74 metallic objects, 10 silver coins and fragments of copper and silver slag, which will be sent for further examination to determine their archaeological value.
The arrested man faces charges for violations of narcotics legislation and legislation protecting antiquities. He was brought before the District Prosecutor of Serres and referred to the investigating magistrate.
Source: In.gr