Judge tells Layton Davies and George Powell they cheated UK public of seeing rare treasure Two metal detectorists who unearthed an astonishing hoard of gold jewellery, silver ingots and coins buried more than 1,000 years ago by a Viking warrior in Herefordshire have received lengthy jail sentences for theft. George Powell, 38, of Newport, and Layton Davies, 51, of Pontypridd, should legally have declared the find, estimated to be worth as much as £12m, but instead they began showing it to deale...
Detectorists jailed for stealing £12m Viking hoard of gold and silver
The Guardian - 22 Nov 2019 17:17
Judge tells Layton Davies and George Powell they cheated UK public of seeing rare treasure Two metal detectorists who unearthed an astonishing hoard of gold jewellery, silver ingots and coins buried more than 1,000 years ago by a Viking warrior in Herefordshire have received lengthy jail sentences for theft. George Powell, 38, of Newport, and Layton Davies, 51, of Pontypridd, should legally have declared the find, estimated to be worth as much as £12m, but instead they began showing it to deale...
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