$283 million Flow of Artifacts from Turkey to US Revealed

A Live Science investigation revealed that $283 million worth of artifacts have been successfully exported to the US from the Turkey since 2003. This included thousands of golds coins weighing 169 lbs (77 kg). The flow of artifacts increased after the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the 2011 Syrian Civil War. 

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