Antiques in a container detected

9 July 2013 11:15 am

A container containing antiques was detected by the Customs Biodiversity Division today while an attempt was being made to export them to Malaysia, Customs media spokesman said.

The antiques included ebony furniture and ancient coins.  Investigations are being carried out by the Archeology Department and the Forest Department. (Chaturanga Pradeep-DM Online)