Jakarta, July 11 -- The United States Attorney's Office announced the return of two bronze statues stolen from Indonesia, according to the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta on Friday, July 10.

"We will continue to partner with HSI to end callous profiteering from stolen artworks of cultural significance," U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton said in an embassy press release.

He said he thanked the collectors of the works for their voluntary safe return, noting that it was a source of pride for them to return the artworks to their homeland.

"This Office is committed to thwarting the illicit trafficking of looted and stolen art and antiquities," Clayton emphasized.

The antiquities officially returned to Indonesia during...