04-08-2015 12:48 via theguardian.com

€25m Picasso and superyacht collide with Spanish export ban

Customs officials are tipped off about alleged attempt to take painting belonging to member of banking dynasty to SwitzerlandWhen French customs officers boarded a yacht docked off the town of Calvi in northern Corsica, they knew exactly what they were looking for: a €25m Picasso belonging to a Spanish banking tycoon, banned from export from Spain, allegedly en route for Switzerland.Island officials had been tipped off on Thursday that an attempt was being made to export the painting, Head of
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