French police raid house for drugs and find a Picasso

Vanassa McKenzieJournalist at Jamaica Observer

June 20, 2026

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French police raid house for drugs and find a Picasso

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CRETEIL, France (AFP) — A police raid looking for drugs at a house in a Paris suburb turned up a painting by Pablo Picasso, prosecutors said Saturday.

“This discovery was made during a search carried out as part of an investigation into drug trafficking,” said the public prosecutor’s office of Creteil, south-east of Paris.

They had opened an investigation into theft and dealing in stolen goods, the statement added.

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