WORLD IN BRIEF : SWEDEN : Huge Art Swindle Uncovered by Police
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Police officials in Sweden and Denmark have uncovered what they described as the biggest art swindle in Scandinavia, seizing hundreds of forged etchings attributed to the Spanish artist Joan Miro. Swedish police said four Danish nationals had been arrested, one in Sweden and three in Denmark. The 380 etchings seized in Sweden and 500 others confiscated in Denmark had a market value of $13.5 million.
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