text:  These 14 went through one particular dealer named Douglas Latchford, who was based in Bangkok and was involved for 50 years in putting together collections of Cambodian antiquities and selling them to collectors and museums. Latchford was charged in 2019 in the US with running a trafficking network. He denied the allegations before he died the following year. One of the biggest challenges Gordon faced was persuading the Met to return the stolen goods.