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Gallery owner Giorgos Tsangarakis arrested; 300 fake canvases seized
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Police arrested gallery owner Giorgos Tsangarakis on Monday morning after raiding his Goudi warehouse where they seized approximately three hundred fake canvases alongside religious images from over four hundred works total across both locations including a recent video showing officers loading paintings onto trucks that has already gone viral online since yesterday afternoon.
Key Points
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1Overseas authorities seized more than 400 paintings and religious images from Giorgos Tsangarakis's gallery in Glyfada.
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2Police also raided the artist's residence, searching for additional items related to his collection of fake works.
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3The Gallery claims all its artworks are personal property that belong exclusively to it as a private institution.
Developments
[Mar 20] at approx.18:54
Authorities seized over 300 fake paintings in the Gallery's warehouse, allegedly sold by Tsangarakis and Partheni for €3,000-€5,000 each.
[Mar 20] at approx.17:53
Overseas authorities seized more than 400 paintings and religious images from the Gallery in Glyfada; a search was also conducted on Tsangarakis's residence.
[Mar 20] at approx.16:10
Police were seen loading seized artworks onto trucks following an operation by overseas authorities against the Gallery in Glyfada, as reported via video footage from Tsangarakis's side.
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