Three Palestinian suspects arrested, illegal weapons seized, in operation that followed arrest of prominent dealer in northern West Bank several months ago

Israel Antiquities Authority theft prevention unit says Afula man illegally dug up and traded in ancient finds, likely also smuggled items abroad to public auctions

Retired geologist arrested at Baghdad airport in March claims he did not have criminal intent to smuggle items; German tourist tried alongside him to be released

Man from central Israel suspected of smuggling thousands of priceless treasures abroad for years through an online store

Jim Fitton and Volker Waldmann were arrested separately at Baghdad airport when found in possession of ancient pottery shards, and theoretically face death penalty if found guilty

Ramat Shlomo resident suspected of illegal antiquities trade had three 1,500-year-old incantation bowls from Iraq, hundreds of other rare treasures

American and Jordanian authorities' press statements about ceremony in Amman make no mention of billionaire, who agreed to surrender trafficked artifacts to avoid prosecution

2,500-year-old sculpture of young man, worth some $14 million, among dozens of antiquities being repatriated from collection of Birthright co-founder as part of massive settlement

Trove dates from various historical periods, including artifacts thousands of years old; indictment expected soon

Last month US court ordered billionaire to surrender $70 million worth of artifacts, including several loaned to Israel, to avoid prosecution; museum says it is examining issue