Scottish police recover stolen Da Vinci painting

0 Comments | AFP, October, 2007

LONDON (AFP) — British police arrested four men on Thursday after recovering a stolen Leonardo da Vinci painting worth more than 15 million pounds (22 million euros, 31 million dollars) in the Glasgow area of Scotland.

"Madonna with the Yarnwinder" had been stolen in August 2003 from Drumlanrig Castle in Scotland's southwest by thieves posing as tourists, who snatched the Da Vinci from its fireproof case in the castle's oak staircase gallery, then fled in a waiting car.

"We are extremely pleased to recover the 'Madonna Of The Yarnwinder' painting," said Detective Chief Inspector Mickey Dalgleish, after what was described as a major police operation in the Glasgow area.

"Through careful investigations and intelligence-led police work we were able to locate...

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