The Internal Security Forces of the Euphrates region have announced the arrest of three historical artifact smugglers in Ain Issa town of northern Syria.

According to the Organized Crime Control Bureau, the three smugglers were captured while searching for historical artifacts and the artifacts in their possession have been confiscated.

The arrested smugglers have been handed over to judicial authorities. Pursuant to the laws of the Autonomous Administration, they will stand trial for “theft of the identity, history and culture of the region”.