The secret room, the Nazi artefacts and an Argentine mystery

New York

IN a hidden treasure room dedicated to celebrating the Third Reich, Argentine police officers have found a trove of Nazi artefacts, including a bust of Hitler, that they believe were brought to the country by fugitive Germans.

Police said on Tuesday that they had uncovered the collection of more than 75 artefacts outside Buenos Aires, in the suburban home of a collector whom they have not yet named.

"After investigating," said Marcelo El Haibe, the federal police commissioner for the protection of cultural heritage, "we were able to discover those objects that w…