Foreigner sues Government to recover artefacts
14 June 2006 (The Star Online) - Treasure hunters are suing the Malaysian customs department for seized artefacts. Reportedly Chinese and Filipino artefacts originated from US, were in transit in Malaysia before being sent to Dubai and sold for export. (Huh?)
Foreigner sues Government to recover artefacts
The wife of an American treasure hunter has filed a suit against the Customs Department director-general and Government for the return of over RM154mil worth of artefacts seized at Port Klang in September.
It was reported that the 361 artefacts were about to be shipped to Dubai in containers when they were intercepted and seized at Northport by the authorities for investigation.
It was also reported that some of the items seized included ceramic bowls and plates, vases, chairs and tables, wooden shields, bells, gongs, spears, keris, swords, cannons and large drums believed to be from countries such as China and the Philippines.
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Tags: artifact trade, ceramics, looting, Philip Greco, weaponry
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June 17th, 2006 at 11:18 am
There is a lot more to this story, as Greco has been making the news for years, wanted in the USA and Philippines and now in Malaysia, and also in trouble with the Chinese authorities! There are lots of hits if you google him
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/12/29/nation/12978156&sec=nation
June 18th, 2006 at 9:25 am
Yeah, I did google him earlier when posting this story and there is a lot of news about him looting artefacts from China and Philippines. Quite dodgy, I must say.