Priceless stolen gold mask found in Spain

Policia Nacional recovered the stunning Tumaco gold (1st century B.C.– 4th century C.E.) at Madrid’s Barajas airport in 2020. It was part of a shipment which included several other extremely rare pre-Columbian gold figurines and jewellery illegally plundered from archaeological sites. Colombian authorities carried out house searches in Bogota, resulting in the seizure of another 242 ancient objects, the largest ever in the country’s history.