Police Used a Trick By Using Fake Money to Buy Artifact and Finally Three Artifact Traffickers Busted

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Police used a trick by using fake money to buy artifact and finally three artifact traffickers busted

Kampong Thom: According to Koh Santepheap Daily News, police used a trick by using fake money to buy artifacts and finally police managed to bust three artifact traffickers.
The arrest took place in the evening on 28 December 2015 in Tek Vel village, Klaeng commune, Sandan district.
The three busted traffickers were detained and some artifacts such as Buddha statues were found and confiscated.

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Police tricked looked fake money to buy artifacts arrested 3 people
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 12:11 pm

Kompong Thom record: Police in collaboration with the local authorities used deceit dollar fake finally looked buying antiques 3 artifacts trafficking suspects have been arrested.

The incident took place on the evening of December 28, 2015 in the village Vil commune, Sandan district kite.

The correspondent Santepheap said the first step then that the man suspects who were arrested, including: name, resin was about 46, the owner of the artifacts name drug Nhel, 37, host and Mao Narin result, 31 years of age, who walked attract customers.

The report said that currently these exhibits which have idols variety and suspects these 3 Saving and detained at the district police chief Sandan waiting for officials specialist departments culture came and build a case to court.
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Why would they need to use "trick money" to buy illegal artifacts? Why complicate things. Why not just buy the artifacts with real money then bust them for selling illegal artifacts?
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Because they know their own capabilities and were worried that in the end both money and artifacts would be gone? Or the real money was "liberated" along the way?
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Or their superior was concerned that money, artifacts and police officers would be gone.
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All good points
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I didn't hear this kind of news for long time. Just thought nothing to sell, but still something.
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Apparently, the statues were fake:

The Cambodia Daily: Sting Targeting Ancient Statue Dealers Winds Up With Fakes

https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/stin ... es-104117/
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‘Dealers’ in fake artefacts busted

Three alleged fake artefact traders were arrested yesterday in Kampong Thom accused of trying to sell faux ancient statues to undercover police.

Ith Sothea, the provincial prosecutor, sent the undercover police to meet the traders – identified as Hieth, 46, Nhien Nhil, 47, and Narith, 31 – after receiving a tip-off about their activities.

Rom Sovichea, chief of the provincial heritage protection office, said the men had attempted to sell seven statues to the officers for $10,000.

“They made an appointment to meet and they were arrested by the officers, led by the prosecutor,” he said.

Two of the traders were from Kampong Thom’s Sandan district, while Narith was from Kampong Speu, he added.

After inspection by experts from the Ministry of Fine Arts, the statues were determined to be forgeries.

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/d ... cts-busted
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Jesus, damned if you do, dawned of you don't... First you get busted for trying to sell illegal artifacts, then rather change their tune and bust you for trying to pass off fakes as real artifacts. Haha...
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Splendid!
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