Italian Authorities Recover $8.5M in Looted Etruscan Artifacts

Two amateur excavators face charges after stumbling upon ancient treasures in Umbria.

Italian police seized Etruscan artifacts valued at 8 million euros from an illegal excavation site in Umbria.
The artifacts include urns, sarcophagi, and beauty items such as a bronze mirror and a perfume bottle.
Two local entrepreneurs discovered the artifacts while excavating their land and attempted to sell them on the black market.
Authorities used drones and phone taps to track the suspects, who posted images of the artifacts online.
The pair, labeled as 'amateurish' tomb raiders, could face up to 10 years in prison for theft and trading in stolen goods.