The heads were removed from Buddha statues in a mountain cave in the city of Jinan on Sept. 18. Police arrested two suspects and found the stolen relics in the Shandong home of one of the suspects in October, local officials said.
Police also busted three tomb raiding gangs, arresting 13 people suspected of stealing relics, during the investigation.
Earlier this year, a man was sentenced to 13 years in jail and fined 2,000 U.S. dollars for breaking into the heavily guarded Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City -- the former imperial court -- and stealing nine pieces of art made of gold and jewels in May 2011.
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