Realistic version of "Notes on Grave Robbery": Handan police in Hebei Province cracked the case of state-level thieves digging ancient tombs
Chinanews.com Handan, July 18th (Reporter Wang Tianyi Correspondent Qian Lei) At night when the moon is dark, unusual sneaky figures appear in the wilderness. Several figures are digging nervously...this is not in the novel. The plot, but a real scene.
The cultural relics seized from the tomb gang by the police (to be identified). Photo courtesy of Handan Police
Recently, under the unified leadership of the Hebei Provincial Public Security Department and the Handan City Public Security Bureau, the Public Security Branch of Jinan New District, Handan City, Hebei Province, together with the Fengfeng Mine Division Bureau, cooperated with multiple police types and cooperated with each other. There were 5 cases of national-level mega-robbers digging ancient tombs, 12 suspects and 3 fugitives were arrested.
On June 28 this year, the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Hebei Provincial Public Security Department issued a clue of suspected theft of ancient tombs in the southern district of Ji'nan. After receiving the notice, Ma Zhanshan, Vice Mayor of Handan City, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, attached great importance and ordered the Ji'nan New District Public Security Bureau to fully investigate the case. The Public Security Branch of Ji'nan New District quickly established a task force to investigate the case.
The cultural relics seized from the tomb gang by the police (to be identified). Photo courtesy of Handan Police
After carefully organizing research, judgment, control, and investigation, the police handling the case determined that the stolen tomb was national tomb No. 129 in the Northern Dynasty. Organized by the Criminal Police Detachment of Handan City Public Security Branch Bureau, the suspect Liu Mouhai (male, Fengfeng Mining Area) was quickly locked with the full cooperation of the Internet Security Detachment, Technical Investigation Detachment, Video Detachment, Fuxing Public Security Branch, and Fengfeng Mining District Public Security Bureau. Person), Zhang Moujun (male, from Linzhang County), Zhang Mouxi (male, from Fengfeng Mining Area).
The cultural relics seized from the tomb gang by the police (to be identified). Photo courtesy of Handan Police
From 12:00 on July 1 to the early morning of 2nd, organized by the Criminal Police Detachment of the Handan City Public Security Bureau, the Public Security Branch of the Southern Jinan District and the Public Security Branch of the Fengfeng Mining District dispatched nearly one hundred police forces to quickly attack and unify the network. At the site of the ancient tombs of the Northern Dynasties tombs in Cixian County, a national key cultural relics protection unit near Linfeng Village in the Feng Mining District, Ci County, and South Hebei New District, the tomb robbery organizer Liu Mouhai, the backbone members Zhang Mouxi, Zhang Moujun, Wu Mouyong, Zeng Mouxun and others, Dong Mouchao and Li Mouke, who were carrying out the theft at the scene, were arrested on the spot. Seized 2 porcelain Buddha heads and a large number of other suspected cultural relics (all to be identified) in Liu's home, and seized a large number of criminal tools.
At present, 12 criminal suspects, such as Liu Mouhai and Zhang Mouxi, have been coerced by the Public Security Bureau of Ji'nan New District according to law for the crime of theft of ancient tombs. The case is being further investigated.
A burrow made by tomb robbers in the field Photo courtesy of Handan Police
According to the Handan police, the stolen tomb constitutes a crime based on the crime of digging an ancient tomb in the criminal law. The specific punishment needs to be judged based on the historical value of the cultural site and ancient tomb involved. The higher the value, the more serious the blame. The penalty ranged from three years, with no upper limit, to the death penalty. Whoever steals cultural sites or ancient tombs with historical significance, artistic value and scientific value shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than three years and less than ten years and relevant fines. If the circumstances are relatively light, the impact and loss will be low, and the penalty will be a fixed-term imprisonment of less than three years, or detention and related fines. (Finish)