The stolen 1,500-year-old treasures were seized at Heathrow Airport in 2002 by customs officials who thought that they had been used to hide drugs. Courtesy Metropolitan Police
The stolen 1,500-year-old treasures were seized at Heathrow Airport in 2002 by customs officials who thought that they had been used to hide drugs. Courtesy Metropolitan Police

Europe

Buddha sculptures returned to Afghanistan

Stolen treasures were found in two broken fruit crates at London’s Heathrow Airport

Paul Peachey
Paul Peachey
London

November 11, 2019