IS nets up to $200 mn from antiquities: Russia
The Islamic State is making between $150 million and $200 million annually through illicit trade of stolen antiquities, Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin has told the Security Council. The militants control "around 100,000 cultural objects of global importance," he said. The antiquities are smuggled through Turkey, and sold through Internet auction websites like eBay, he claimed.