article_snippet: More than 60 cultural artifacts illegally smuggled into U.S. Immigration from Iraq were returned to the Iraqi government during a ceremony  in Washington D.C. on Monday.
article_snippet: Among the other items recovered by multi-year investigations were a gold-plated door knocker, water urn and soap dish  from Saddam Hussein's private airport and palace.
article_snippet: More than 60 cultural artifacts illegally smuggled into U.S. Immigration U.S. Immigration from Iraq have been returned to the Iraqi government - Among the other items recovered by multi-year investigations were a door knocker, water urn and soap dish from Saddam Hussein's private airport and palace (above)
article_snippet: Investigators were alerted to the belongings when a source tipped the belongings off that gold-plated artifacts from the former president's properties were on the market. '
article_snippet: that gold-plated artifacts from the former president's properties were returned to the host country at a special event held at the Embassy of Iraq.
article_snippet: that gold-plated artifacts from the former president's properties were returned to Iraq at a ceremony at the Iraqi consulate in Washington on Monday .
article_snippet: The Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit has reportedly returned more than 1,200 items to Iraq in four repatriations since 2008.