Priceless Egyptian Artifacts Seized at Texas-Mexico Border
News Tuesday, July 31st, 2012LAREDO, Texas (AP) _ U.S. customs officers in Laredo have seized two stolen Egyptian sarcophagus-type artifacts and are working on getting them back to Egypt.
A Customs and Border Protection statement described the artifacts as painted with intricate faces and designs. A customs officer at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo initially examined the shipment listed as Egyptian sculptures. Homeland Security Investigations agents determined the artifacts weren’t travelling with required documentation and actually were Egyptian property.
The priceless objects will move through a government forfeiture process and eventually be returned to Egypt. No information was provided about who was shipping the objects or the possibility of criminal charges, and a customs spokesman didn’t return a call seeking comment.
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Posted by Chace Murphy
on Jul 31 2012. Filed under News.
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The back story on this will be interesting when it comes out. Those are pretty conspicuous items. Who steals this stuff and what were they planning to do with it? Thankfully they recovered the items.