Two individuals, a man and a woman aged 56 and 52, were arrested on Monday on charges of illicit trade in antiquities after their car was stopped on the Trikala-Ioannina motorway by police acting on a tip-off. A search revealed two ancient Greek bronze cup bearers, five bankbooks, bank cheques, gold pound coins, and a precision scale.

A number of ancient objects were also confiscated following a police search in two houses used by the detainees in the wider Trikala region.