Fri. Feb 7th, 2025

US man pleads guilty to smuggling antiquities from India

An American man has pleaded guilty to smuggling ancient Indian artifacts worth over $1 million from India to the US. The man, identified as 56-year-old Robert K. Hecht II, was arrested in 2019 and has been charged with dealing in stolen property and smuggling. The antiquities, which include bronze idols, coins, and terracotta figurines, were illegally exported from India between 2009 and 2014. Hecht is expected to be sentenced in December 2021.

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