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Greece has successfully repatriated nine ancient vessels stolen from the Archaeological Museum of Argos decades ago, marking a major victory in the global crackdown on the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage.

An oenochoe, or wine jug, of the 7th century BC that had been removed from Greece during the German occupation in World War II was returned by the Municipality of Hanover and the August Kestner Museum, the Ministry of Culture announced on Tuesday.

Turkish media hurriyetdailynews.com has featured a piece commenting on the sale of looted antiquities by a Turkish citizen, online.