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    20-Oct-2022 08:10 AM


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    US Returns 307 Stolen Antiquities Valued at Nearly $4 Million to India After 15 Years of Investigation

    After the 15-years of investigation, the US authorities returned 307 antiquities that were stolen by multiple smaller trafficking networks to India, valued at nearly 4 million Dollars, according to a press statement released on Monday.
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    Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Alfonso said, "Today we are proud to join our partners from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to return an incredible 307 stolen works of art and antiquities to their rightful home in India.

    This repatriation is the result of a globe-spanning, fifteen-year investigation whereas the investigative team chased leads, followed the money, and ultimately seized these pieces, ensuring their return to the people of India," He further added that HSI will continue to investigate artifacts with little or no provenance, or of questionable origin, and work with domestic and international partners to return these priceless pieces of history to their rightful homes, the statement reads.

    The piece was smuggled out of India and into New York in May 2002, the statement reads.
    In 2022 alone, the Office has returned 682 antiquities, valued at over USD 84 million to 13 countries.
    Source: Latestly.com