00:00American spy agency, FBI, returned dozens of stolen artifacts to Egypt during a ceremony
00:07held Friday in Los Angeles.
00:09Among the items returned were jewelry, along with other pieces dating back to the Pharaonic,
00:15Roman and Coptic periods, according to the FBI.
00:18They were recovered from a smuggler who has since passed away.
00:22This is an ongoing investigation, so we're not going to go into a lot of the details,
00:25primarily. Despite knowing that the suspected trafficker is now deceased,
00:31we are seeking to identify further co-conspirators. And additionally,
00:35we have reason to believe there may be more items out there.
00:41According to the FBI, U.S. law enforcement agencies have returned more than 5,000 archaeological
00:48and cultural artifacts to Egypt over the past decade.
00:55These artifacts are an integral part of our people's identity, of their cultural heritage,
01:02their history. And it's truly a great honor to see that our partnership with the U.S.
01:07allows us to bring them home and to bring them where they belong.
01:12In 2016, both countries signed an agreement on cultural property, allowing the U.S. to impose
01:18restrictions on the import of certain categories of archaeological and ethnological materials from Egypt.
