Israeli police arrested five antiquities dealers in Jerusalem over the weekend, seizing a range of artefacts including gold coins and ancient weapons as part of an international investigation into smuggled Iraqi items involving the evangelical-run crafts supply firm Hobby Lobby.
Some of the artefacts in the case had made their way into the United States, according to Israeli police and the Israel Antiquities Authority, with Israeli tax and antiquities authorities only learning of the sale after US investigators uncovered details of it while looking into purchases made by Hobby Lobby.
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