Ancient swords seized by customs officers

Dozens of bronze-age swords and arrowheads were seized by customs officers at Philadelphia International Airport last year. A routine inspection of cargo in October 2025 turned up the ancient artifacts. which officials say were smuggled out of Iran. Photo: CBP Heavily pitted and oxidized after thousands of years, the items were headed to Jacksonville, Florida, on a flight from the United Arab Emirates. — Read the rest The post Ancient swords seized by customs officers appeared first on Boing Boing.