Six Greek scuba-divers have been charged with illegally diving on a Roman shipwreck and removing antiquities from it.
They were arrested by Coast Guard officers near the village of Limeni, on the Peloponnese coast, on 22 August.
The arrests of the men, aged between 34 and 50, followed a tip-off, according to local media.
Their vehicle was searched and artefacts found in it were recovered and sent to be evaluated by the Underwater Antiquities Ephorate, which controls maritime archaeological activities in Greece.
Scuba-diving gear found in the vehicle was confiscated and the men were taken before a public prosecutor to be charged with violating laws on the protection of antiquities and cultural heritage.
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