The National Police stop a man for a crime of receiving a Francis Bacon box valued at 5 million euros

National Police agents have arrested a male in Madrid for a crime of reception (related to the purchase, sale or possession of stolen goods) of a picture of the artist Francis Bacon valued at 5 million euros. In 2015 there was the theft of 5 works by this British artist at a home in the capital valued at more than 25 million euros. After having recovered in March last year the Fourth workthe agents managed to identify and stop A man allegedly involved In these last facts.

The investigation began in 2015 after the subtraction, at an address in Madrid, of the Bacon cadres valued at more than 25 million euros. The inquiries made since then allowed a total of 16 people involved among which the intellectual authors such as materials.

The last one was located on March 16 of last year in a house in the Madrid capital and, thanks to the investigation of the agents of the Provincial Brigade of Historical Heritage and the efforts practiced by scientific police officers, in collaboration with other units of the National Police, the identity of a male that was arrested at the end of last February could be determined.

This individual has gone to judicial provision As the alleged perpetrator of a crime of reception and the investigation is still open waiting to rescue the last of the subtracted works and conclude the police operation.

The research remains open in order to achieve the location of the remaining work and the arrest of the people who have it in their possession, focusing on Spanish citizens who maintain relations with organized groups from Eastern Europe.