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Government agency recovers hundreds of priceless artifacts

Homeland Security Investigations tracks down stolen antiquities ranging from fossils to paintings smuggled into the U.S. and returns them to the rightful owners. In the past seven years, the agency has returned more than 7,100 stolen items. Vinita Nair was with the agency on a recent operation in Queens, N.Y., that recovered hundreds of items worth $8 million.

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