Spanish police say they have smashed Banksy fakes ring
Officers arrested two people in Zaragoza, where forgeries were allegedly created, and two others suspected of putting fake Banksy artworks on sale for as much as €1,500 apiece.
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00:00 Police in Catalonia have dismantled a group of scammers dedicated to producing and selling
00:05 forgeries of Banksy works. Four people are being investigated for fraud and intellectual
00:11 property offences. The suspects are alleged to have sold the fakes for several years across
00:16 Europe and the US, with prices as high as 1,500 euros per work. Police said they started
00:22 investigating in July 2023 after several similar Banksy works appeared on the market around
00:27 the same time. The investigation remains open and more victims and new arrests have not been ruled out.
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