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Germany to return to Russia 3,000 icons confiscated by customs

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Germany to return to Russia 3,000 icons confiscated by customs


25.09.2020

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German customs officials are going to return 3,000 icons to Russia, TASS reports. They were all confiscated in an attempted smuggling into Germany. According to Major General of Police Alexander Prokopchuk, head of the National Central Bureau (NCB) of Interpol of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs cooperates with the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on this issue.

The German authorities decided to transfer the icons to Russia, as leading Russian experts confirmed the origin of the relics.

Over the past decade, more than 250 items of great artistic and historical value were returned to Russia with the assistance of Interpol, including the icons created in the 15th – 19th centuries. The list of returned items include unique archival documents, including decrees of Russian emperors and much more.

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