Weapons

A shipment declared as “metal decorative articles” turned out to be something else entirely - dozens of ancient weapons, believed to be looted from Iran. US border officials in Philadelphia have now seized 36 copper-alloy short swords and 50 arrowheads that an archaeologist dated to the later second millennium BC (about 1600–1000 BC). According to US Customs and Border Protection, the package arrived on an express delivery flight from the United Arab Emirates on 16 October and was headed for Jacksonville, Florida. After an X-ray showed sword-like shapes, officers opened the shipment and detained it as suspected cultural property. The seizure was announced days later, with CBP saying the artifacts will be safeguarded until authorities decide their final disposition. Telltale