Paintings of Pablo Picasso Confiscated in Drug Raids in Iraq

A painting believed to be the work of Pablo Picasso and estimated to be worth millions of dollars has been found during a drug raid in Iraq.
Paintings of Pablo Picasso Confiscated in Drug Raids in Iraq
A painting believed to be the work of Pablo Picasso and estimated to be worth millions of dollars has been found during a drug raid in Iraq, according to authorities. The allegedly stolen artwork was found on Saturday, August 13, 2022, in the possession of three people in Iraq's central eastern province of Diyala, the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported. Quoted from CNN, Wednesday, August 17, 2022, the suspects were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the trafficking and transport of narcotic drugs, according to the country's Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry's Directorate General for the Eradication of Narcotics and Psychotropics. "A painting belonging to the international painter Picasso was seized in their possession, estimated to be worth millions of dollars," Colonel Bilal Sobhi, director of the anti-narcotics media office, said in a statement to INA. He added, "Drug trafficking is linked to many crimes, including murder, theft, kidnapping, ra…

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