Archaeological looting in Romania

[2] In 2009, twelve looters (among which Iulian Ceia) were convicted to between 7 and 12 years in jail for looting Dacian bracelets and selling them on the international black market; they have however appealed and the trial is still ongoing.

[3] In 2012, four looters (Liviu Darius Baci, Mircea Mihăilă, Florin Sebastian Zvîncă, Romică Hîndorean) were sent to trial for looting from Sarmizegetusa Regia between 1998 and 2009.

[4] The golden bracelets, weighing between 800 and 1200 grams each, were discovered by looters in the Sarmizegetusa Regia Dacian fortress (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) in the Orăștie Mountains and they were illegally exported.

[4] A treasure containing 3,600 Greek coins (bearing the names of Lysimachus, Pharnakes and Asander) weighing 30 kg (66 lb) was looted in August 1998 from the Sarmizegetusa Regia site of Șesu Căprăreței.

[8] In 2009, the Romanian authorities recovered from Germany an ancient golden necklace with pendants that has been looted around 2002–2003 from the archeological site of Dacian fortress of Căpâlna.