Cultural values: Interpol is looking for and finds
ARTinvestment.RU   12 июня 2008

More than 200 abducted in Russia objects of cultural value, identified in recent years abroad, through Interpol, the head of the National Central Bureau (NCB) of Interpol in the Russia Ministry of Internal Affairs, Major General of militia Timur Lahonin

«To date, nearly 1 100 stolen in Russia objects of cultural value, are the basis of an international search for Interpol», - said Lahonin at a press conference.

Interestingly, the «more detections recorded in the Russian Federation of cultural property stolen in foreign countries». Lahonin deems inevitable: «Russia is increasingly involved in an art market and has gradually transformed from a country where the cultural property of both legal and illegal, in a country where all these objects more likely to enter".

As an example he cited the recently discovered in Moscow, the picture of Italian artist Francesca, who had been kidnapped in Slovenia a few years ago.

«In addition, NCB is currently checks a few days ago, received information that the Manezh exhibited painting stolen in Brazil», - said Lahonin.

Source: www.rian.ru