US returns 192 stolen artefacts worth USD 3.4 million to Pakistan
The United States has returned 192 stolen antiquities worth USD 3.4 million to Pakistan, the Manhattan District Attorney's (MDA) office in New York has said.
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The United States has returned 192 stolen antiquities worth USD 3.4 million to Pakistan, the Manhattan District Attorney's (MDA) office in New York has said.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Some of the objects being returned today include a Gandharan statute depicting a maitreya, or an enlightened form of the Buddha, which was looted from Pakistan, and smuggled by the trafficking network into New York County during the 1990s. World News | US Returns 192 Stolen Artefacts Worth USD 3.4 Million to Pakistan.
The United States has returned 192 stolen antiquities worth USD 3.4 million to Pakistan, the Manhattan District Attorney (MDA) office in New York has said.
“This antiquity was callously ripped away from an ancient temple so it could be sold for profit,” said District Attorney Bragg. “After it was illegally circulating on the art market and in a private collection for years, our Antiquities Trafficking Unit, in collaboration with our law enforcement par