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Police seize Shebaen statue in capital secretariat

Police seize Shebaen statue in capital secretariat

[02/January/2010]



SANA'A, Jan. 02 (Saba)- Criminal Investigation Police have seized a Shebaen stone statue in the form of an ox in the Capital Secretariat, Security Information Center has reported.

The police have said that they have collected information on the selling of one of the antique pieces dated back to the Shebaen period and tracked the selling process which lasted for a few days.

The police noted that the statue was in possession of three men, aged 24-60, who were looking for someone to sell it to.

The statue is currently at the guardianship of police and investigation with the three suspects is still underway.

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