The Civil Guard requested collaboration from the Cabildo for the transfer of the anchors and were deposited in its Archaeological Fund

The Civil Guard, with the collaboration of the Lanzarote Cabildo, has intervened in a ship of Arrecife, two anchors that are in principle believed to be from the 17th or 18th centuries. To be a guard of the Historical Heritage Service of the Lanzarote Cabildo who detected its sale and alerted the DEPRONA that it is the "Nature Protection Station" based in Timanfaya... who was placed in the facilities where the parts were stored... it must be noted that according to information from the authorities that the company owned the ship, he worked at all times with the inspectors. Shortly after, the Internet seller was found, who admitted in his first statements to the Civil Guard, who was the owner of the pieces, but had no documents to prove the origin of the valuable historical pieces.

Consequently, by not informing the competent authorities of the finding of the anchors and trying to deal with them, he was denounced. Law 4 / 1999 on Historical Heritage provides for different penalties for acts that damage or damage historical and archaeological property and objects, which are mostly fines that can reach 600,000 euros. In this particular case, as explained by the researchers, the rules provide for fines of between EUR 3,001 and EUR 150,000.