Nearly 700-year-old samurai sword smuggled into Switzerland ...Middle East

GENEVA: Swiss customs authorities said Tuesday they had discovered a nearly 700-year-old antique Japanese samurai sword during a routine vehicle search, after it was smuggled into the country.The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security said in a statement the Katana sword, dated to 1353 and valued at 650,000 euros ($700,000), had been discovered in a car with Swiss plates during a routine search near Zurich.Several other objects were also found in the car, including an antique book, a contract and the sales invoice.The driver, accompanied by his daughter, had not registered the objects at the Thayngen border crossing from Germany, the statement said.Customs authorities had launched a

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