Stolen Picasso unearthed by 'Indiana Jones of art'

THE HAGUE - A Dutch art detective dubbed the"Indiana Jones of the Art World" has struck again, finding a Picasso painting worth 25 million euros stolen from a Saudi sheikh's yacht on the French Riviera in 1999.

But after a four-year trail which led through the Dutch criminal underworld, two intermediaries turned up on Mr Brand's Amsterdam doorstep 10 days ago with the missing picture. DRUGS AND ARMS DEALS The theft of the Picasso, valued at around US$7 million at the time, baffled French police, sent the super-rich scurrying to update boat security and prompted the offer of a big reward.

Mr Brand put out word on the street that he was looking for"Buste de Femme " and in early March he struck gold. "I told the intermediaries, it's now or never, because the painting is probably in a very bad state... We have to act as soon as we can."

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