Stolen Picasso Portrait Discovered by French Police During Drug Raid
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French anti-narcotics police discovered an authentic Pablo Picasso painting during a drug trafficking raid in Champigny-sur-Marne, a Paris suburb, on June 15. While searching a property linked to a suspected drug network, officers found cannabis resin, thousands of euros in cash, luxury clothing, and the artwork. The painting has been confirmed as authentic and belongs to Picasso's series of portraits of his partner Marie-Thérèse Walter, though authorities have not named the specific work or released images of it.
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· 3 pulledFrench police discovered a stolen Picasso during a drug trafficking raid in Champigny-sur-Marne, a suburb southeast of Paris, on 15 June.
Officers from the Brigade des Stupéfiants, the French anti-narcotics unit, were searching a property for connections to a suspected drug network when they found cannabis resin, thousands of euros in cash, luxury clothing and a painting by Pablo Picasso.
Authorities have not named the work or released images of it, but have confirmed it is authentic and belongs to a series of portraits of Marie-Thérèse Walter, Picasso's partner and a
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