US returns more than 500 smuggled pre-Hispanic artifacts to Mexico
by KFOX14 StaffFriday, April 16th 2021
Homeland Security Investigations returned more than 500 pre-Hispanic archeological pieces
to Mexico on Thursday, April 15, 2021. (Courtesy: Homeland Security Investigations)
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Homeland Security Investigations returned more than 500 pre-Hispanic archeological pieces to Mexico Thursday.
A repatriation ceremony was help at the Mexican Consulate in El Paso, Texas, where HIS turned over 523 artifacts to Mexican officials.
The pieces include stone arrowheads, knife blades, and tools that were illegally imported into the United States from Mexico and offered for sale.
“The theft of cultural property and artifacts is not merely a crime, it is an offense against a nation’s history,” Breitzke said. “HSI is a global leader in investigating crimes involving the illegal importation and distribution of cultural property. We are committed to working with our law enforcement partners and foreign governments to ensure that individuals do not profit from these criminal acts.”
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