Behind the scenes with French authorities tracking down stolen cultural goods
By France24
01 May 2023 |
7:40 am
The black market for stolen cultural goods is the third most profitable in the world, behind only drugs and arms trafficking – the UN's cultural agency UNESCO estimates it's worth some $9 billion each year. In France, around 1,000 thefts of cultural goods are reported annually.
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