Storeroom - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 04 May 2016 23:07:09 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Storeroom - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Police size huge haul of illicit Vatican souvenirs https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/05/06/police-size-huge-haul-illicit-vatican-souvenirs/ Thu, 05 May 2016 17:05:15 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=82487 After a raid on a storeroom near St Peter's Square, police have seized a cache of 340,000 illicit Vatican souvenirs worth some US$2million. The souvenirs carried the Pope's photo without permission, as well as illegally carrying the Vatican coat of arms and the emblem of the papal tiara. The merchants selling the trinkets wanted to Read more

Police size huge haul of illicit Vatican souvenirs... Read more]]> After a raid on a storeroom near St Peter's Square, police have seized a cache of 340,000 illicit Vatican souvenirs worth some US$2million.

The souvenirs carried the Pope's photo without permission, as well as illegally carrying the Vatican coat of arms and the emblem of the papal tiara.

The merchants selling the trinkets wanted to take advantage of increased tourism to Rome associated with Jubilee Year of Mercy, police said.

Three people were arrested on charges of counterfeiting, receiving stolen goods and breaching copyright.

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