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| Police find da Vinci masterpiece | Police find da Vinci masterpiece |
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| Detectives have recovered what they believe to be a Leonardo da Vinci painting stolen from a Scottish castle more than four years ago. | |
| Madonna with the Yarnwinder was stolen from Drumlanrig Castle, near Thornhill, in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003. | Madonna with the Yarnwinder was stolen from Drumlanrig Castle, near Thornhill, in Dumfries and Galloway in 2003. |
| The painting, which belonged to the late Duke of Buccleuch, was discovered during an operation by detectives from four crime enforcement agencies. | The painting, which belonged to the late Duke of Buccleuch, was discovered during an operation by detectives from four crime enforcement agencies. |
| A police spokesman described the inquiry as "fast moving". | |
| The theft sparked a worldwide search, with the FBI putting the painting on its list of 10 most wanted pieces of stolen artwork. | |
| The painting had been in the Buccleuch family for almost 200 years and had been admired by thousands of visitors to the castle every year. | The painting had been in the Buccleuch family for almost 200 years and had been admired by thousands of visitors to the castle every year. |
| An operation involving Dumfries and Galloway police, the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA), Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and Strathclyde Police has now found what it believes to be the missing da Vinci. | An operation involving Dumfries and Galloway police, the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA), Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and Strathclyde Police has now found what it believes to be the missing da Vinci. |
| Found abandoned | |
| "This is a fast moving inquiry and it would be inappropriate for us to comment further until the painting has been formally identified," said a police spokesman. | "This is a fast moving inquiry and it would be inappropriate for us to comment further until the painting has been formally identified," said a police spokesman. |
| The painting - worth about £30m - was taken on the morning of 27 August, 2003 when a gang raided the castle. | |
| Two men posing as visitors overpowered a female member of staff and escaped with the masterpiece. | |
| A white Volkswagen Golf GTI was later found abandoned in woods near the castle. | |
| The discovery comes just a month after the death of the Duke of Buccleuch. | |
| He died at the beginning of September at the age of 83. |