Antiquity trafficking is big business - a booming global trade that continues to devastate the cultural heritage of countries around the world.

From Ancient Egyptian Coffins trafficked to the Met Museum in New York to ISIS and other terrorist groups openly hawking stolen goods on Facebook, the black market is as varied as it is large.

In The Business of Crime, VICE World News looks at different parts of the criminal economy, separating fact from myth. In this episode, we find out the reality of the antiquity trafficking black market.

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