Argentina seizes package of objects adorned with Nazi symbols
FEBRUARY 14, 2018 / 3:56 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Argentina seizes package of objects adorned with Nazi symbols
Reuters Staff
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine police seized a package containing objects adorned with Nazi symbols, the Security Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, the latest confiscation of such artifacts in the South American country.
The package, which was shipped from the United States to the northwestern Argentine province of Salta, contained four World War Two helmets, a knife, and a figurine of the imperial eagle all displaying swastikas. It also contained three posters with references to the Third Reich, and two rifles, one a replica.
Police raided the home of the individual who picked up the package from a post office, the Ministry said, adding that the person was cooperating with authorities.
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Last June, police seized a cache of Nazi artifacts hidden behind a library in the house of an art collector in Buenos Aires.
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