The gendarmerie Ancenis searched the home of a resident of Oudon, Tuesday, October 16. She found hundreds of archaeological objects from excavations in the Loire.
The gendarmerie Ancenis searched the home of a resident of Oudon for four hours, Tuesday, October 16. The military, accompanied by three members of the Drac (Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs), found that he held hundreds of illicit archaeological objects.
These were kept in a room of 10 m² with windows. They were ancient Roman coins, spoons, pottery, tools and various other objects from the Loire and may be of archaeological interest.
However, " the law prohibits the execution of archaeological excavations and to use for its purposes, a metal detector without authorization, reminds the gendarmerie. All that is discovered is therefore considered theft. "
A judicial and administrative inquiry was opened.