US Returns Scores of Smuggled Artifacts to Iraq Government

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it has returned more than 60 Iraqi cultural artifacts to that country's government following an investigation into antiquities smuggled into the U.S. In a statement Monday, the department said the items were found during investigations in several U.S. cities, including New York, Baltimore, and Austin. The investigation led to the identification of an international network dealing in illicit cultural artifacts, the statement said. It...

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