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Dennis Wong

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INFOGRAPHIC: Tomb raiders in China

China’s ancient treasures under siege from army of tomb raiders

This photo released by archaeologists from China's Henan cultural relic bureau on December 27, 2009 shows the interior of a nearly 1,800-year-old tomb which was found by Chinese archaeologists and believed belonging to the legendary ruler Cao Cao, located in central Henan province, not far from the Yellow River and near the city of Anyang where Cao Cao ruled the Kingdom of Wei from 208 to 220. The tomb was discovered about a year ago, but only became known to authorities after stone tablets carrying inscriptions of "King Wu of Wei" were seized from alleged tomb raiders, a report said. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO

070716: A policeman shows the metal detector used by three cuffed grave robbers who were found scting suspiciously in a cemetery in Taizhou city, Zhejiang province.

(151122) -- BEIJING, Nov. 22, 2015 (Xinhua) -- An archaeologist cleans the hoof-shaped ingots in an aristocrat's tomb that dates back to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD), in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Nov. 17, 2015. Chinese archaeologists on Nov. 17 discovered 75 gold coins and hoof-shaped ingots in the tomb. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

The looted interior of a nearly 1,800-year-old tomb near the city of Anyang in central Henan province which was found by Chinese archaeologists and is believed to have belonged to Cao Cao, who ruled the Kingdom of Wei from AD208 to AD220. The tomb was discovered about a year ago, but only became known to authorities after stone tablets carrying inscriptions of “King Wu of Wei” were seized from alleged tomb raiders. Photo: AFP

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Tomb raiding in the country is as old as tombs (approximately 4,000 years). But it's the escalating scale which has authorities on high alert. Here are some notable cases throughout history.
