The gold items were said to be part of Ukraine's national heritage and are being studied by Spain's National Archaeological Museum and the country's Cultural Heritage Institute.
A priest was among five people arrested after Spanish police confiscated £52m of jewellery which they said had been taken out of Ukraine illegally. The 11 gold artefacts were said to date from between the eighth and fourth centuries BC. Police said the arrests were made in recent weeks after attempts were allegedly made to sell the valuable items in Madrid. Those arrested included two Ukrainians, one of them an Orthodox Church priest, and three Spaniards.
The pieces were smuggled out of Ukraine in 2016 and included a belt, earrings and necklaces, Spanish police said. The artefacts had forged documents to make it look like they belonged to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, officers added. An ornate gold belt was seized in 2021 and the rest of the pieces were confiscated in recent weeks. Police said their investigations were still ongoing.
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