via Vietnam Plus, 02 March 2022: A pair of smuggled stone tools returns to Laos.
The US has sent back to Laos two stone chisels of cultural significance that were seized after having been smuggled.
The items were recently recovered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from a home in Indiana state.
They were presented to the Embassy of Laos in Washington, DC, by members of the FBI Art Crime Task Force and representatives from the US Department of State.
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