FBI hands over illegally-acquired cultural artefacts to Việt Nam

via EIN Presswire, 08 August 2022: No images with the article, but it looks like among the repatriated items are a pot, some bronze artefacts and a stone axe.

Several illegally-obtained cultural artefacts originating from Việt Nam have been returned to the country by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The transfer occurred at the Vietnamese Embassy in Washington last week in the presence of representatives from the US Department of State and Department of Homeland Security.

According to the FBI, the US agency took possession of more than 7,000 artefacts illegally acquired by an American citizen during an operation from 2013-14. It is the largest single discovery of cultural property in FBI history.

A year before his death, the man agreed to relinquish these items and wished to return them to their rightful owners. With the help of experts, the FBI has managed to identify several unidentified artefacts from Việt Nam, including a vase/pot, an eight-piece tool kit made of bronze, and a stone axe.

Source: FBI hands over illegally-acquired cultural artefacts to Việt Nam – EIN Presswire