Ebed-melech, who was an Ethiopian eunuch at the time of the fall of Jerusalem, took the Ark to Ethiopia.
Being an Ethiopian, the Babylonians were not interested in him, only the Jews.
He was able to touch the Ark because the Presence / Holy Spirit had already left it according to Ezekiel, so it was safe..............
Sneaked it right on down to
Ax’em
Because nobody thought to question...