Months of investigation culminated this week when a pair of grave robbers were arrested for trying to sell Etruscan treasures on the black market. A post on Facebook became the damning evidence.
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The two Italian grave robbers must have had their hands in the air in excitement over their find: eight urns, two sarcophagi, a couple of mirrors, a perfume bottle and more. On a good day, the objects could have brought in 60 million kroner on the black market.
If only one grave robber had not shared a picture on Facebook in which he posed with his treasure, the two might have become rich.
Source: politiken.dk