Two people, who were traveling in the same vehicle, were surprised by the Civil Guard in Burgos with metal detection devices and “archaeological pieces of notorious antiquity,” according to the Benemérita. The agents found that they lacked due permits to carry out archaeological activities, so they were denounced for alleged activities related to the plundering of historical objects.
The detainees were intercepted days ago, on a police device located at dawn on the N-234 road, in the Arlanza region. The patrol that stopped her vehicle was suspicious of her occupants to see that her clothes were stained with recent mud evidence and when interested in the reason, none knew how to give a coherent answer.
When registering their belongings and the interior of the vehicle and its trunk, the agents found that they carried two bar metal detectors and a smaller precision third. In a frog they found nine metal objects, between coins and pieces of notorious antiquity, with mud remains. One of them caught their attention for their resemblance to a Roman as.
Everything pointed out that this historical heritage had been deliberately unearthed. The guards required the necessary authorizations and verified that the occupants of the vehicle lacked the permits that justified the use of the detectors and had not communicated the findings, so they were arrested.
The findings have been deposited in the Museum of Burgos for their custody, study and cataloging and the facts have been informed of the Territorial Service of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Junta de Castilla y León in Burgos.
Administrative or criminal sanctions
The Civil Guard recalls that actions against historical heritage classified as severe infraction can lead to an economic sanction of up to 200,000 euros and the plunging of archaeological pieces can be punished with penalties that applied to their maximum degree would lead up to 24 months of a fine and 3 years of prison.
To carry out archaeological activities and employment of metal detectors, prior and express authorization of the Ministry responsible for culture is essential. Faced with a casual finding of an archaeological good, he is obliged to paralyze his performance and immediately communicate it to the Territorial Culture Service of the Junta de Castilla y León in Burgos.
«These types of actions carried out illegally can cause the irreparable loss of part of the information contained in the stratigraphic sequence of the place, in addition to altering the contexts; The subtraction of archaeological vestiges, without an adequate methodology, makes any action that can repair or restore the damage caused, ”emphasizes the Civil Guard.
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