More than 60 Iraqi cultural treasures illegally smuggled

More than 60 Iraqi cultural treasures illegally smuggled into the United States were returned to the Republic of Iraq, Monday, following five separate investigations led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The objects were seized at the culmination of investigations led by HSI offices in New York; Baltimore, Md.; Austin, Texas; and New Haven, Conn. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney’s Office assisted in two of the investigations.