ICE and CBP officials return artifacts to Peru

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent this bulletin at 05/11/2011 04:44 PM EDT

Media Advisory

 

ICE and CBP officials return artifacts to Peru

 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Assistant Director for International Affairs (IA), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Luis Alvarez and Acting Executive Director, International Operations Division, Office of International Affairs for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Abdias Ortiz announce the repatriation of Peruvian artifacts shipped illegally to the United States. Artifacts being returned include an 18th century manuscript, a number of pottery pieces aged between 300 and 1500 AD and a stone jaguar-human statue.

 

WHERE:       Embassy of Peru

                        1700 Massachusetts Ave., N.W Washington D.C. 20036

           

WHEN:          Thursday, May 12, 2011

11:00 a.m. EST

 

RSVP:            Requested by May 12, 2011 at 9 a.m. Please RSVP to Cori Bassett at cori.bassett@dhs.gov.

 

Media should arrive at 10:30 a.m. and bring valid media credentials.

 

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