The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it is currently investigating the theft and sale of artefacts from the British Museum to buyers from the United
The British Museum estimates that out of 1,500 items it believes were stolen or missing, 626 have so far been recovered and 100 more have been found but not yet returned
Last year, a senior curator in the museum s Greece and Rome department, Dr Peter Higgs, was sacked after an investigation found 1,500 items in its collection had been stolen or damaged.