https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n19/azadeh-moaveni/the-ostrich-defence Created Fri, 22/09/2023 - 00:00 Updated Fri, 22/09/2023 - 00:00 Antiquities remain, with the possible exception of wildlife, the only illicit commodity that transnational criminal gangs can trade on the open market. You can’t buy or sell people, drugs or weapons on eBay or at international auction houses.