“The last three to four months has been the biggest flood of antiquities trafficking I have ever seen, from any country, ever.”
://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/08/looted-from-syria-sold-on-facebook-antiquities-smuggling-surges-after-fall-of-assad?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Collapse of once-feared security apparatus, coupled with widespread poverty, has triggered a gold rush
