
Turkey’s state-run news agency says police have caught a man trying to sell a jeweled dagger allegedly pillaged from the palace of former Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
Police on Monday confiscated the dagger during a raid in the Istanbul suburb of Esenyurt, the Anadolu Agency reported.
A businessman, who allegedly bought the dagger for $4.6 million in Libya three months ago, and two suspected accomplices were detained in an anti-smuggling operation.
Identified by his initials, A.A., the businessman was caught trying to sell the dagger to a Saudi national for $10 million.
The three suspects were released pending trial.
Source : Arab News
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