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Chinese Tomb Raiders Apprehended, Relics Worth Over $80 Million Recovered

May 27, 2015 10:31 AM EDT

Officials at the Ministry of Public Security have announced the arrest of 175 grave robbers and the confiscation of up to 1,168 ancient relics. Government authorities estimate that the recovered relics have a combined worth of more than $80 million (500 million Yuan).

2 Chinese Officials in Hot Water for Buying Corpses from Grave Robbers to Meet Cremation Quota

Vittorio Hernandez |

Nov 04, 2014 02:45 AM EST

A local Chinese official paid grave robbers $484 for 10 stolen corpses to meet cremation quota in towns of Guangdong Province. A second official paid just half of the amount for an unspecified number of dead bodies. Both officials are in trouble for abetting stealing of corpses.