“An antiquities dealer with offices in New York and Geneva has been arrested for illegally importing an Iranian object, described as ‘the most important representation of a griffin in antiquity,’ and facilitating its sale to a private collector. The dealer, Hicham Aboutaam, a principal in Phoenix Ancient Art, S.A., was arrested on 13 December, following an investigation by the US Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The antiquity is alleged to have been part of the plundered Iranian Western Cave Treasure, much of which, the government says, is said to have been looted and dispersed since 1992 around the world.”