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Some cases take later than others. From Breitbart/Canadian Press….

Dutch police have recovered eight valuable paintings, including works by Renoir and Pissaro, 22 years after they were stolen from a gallery.

Prosecutors said in a statement three suspects have been arrested – a 45-year-old German man who lives in Dubai, his 62-year-old mother and a 66-year-old man. All three suspects, whose identities were not released, were due to appear in court Monday.

Hmmm…Dubai again. Somebody has to start looking in to what’s going on over there. A real family gang of international art theives and they’re hanging out in Dubai.

Some of the paintings, which were stolen from the Noortman gallery in the southern city of Maastricht in 1987, were badly damaged by being folded, the Dutch National Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement posted on its website Saturday.

Folded!!?? You can’t do that. You don’t fold a Renoir! Hell, you don’t fold a ‘73 Topps Johnny Bench if you got a lick of sense but, you definitely don’t fold a Renoir.

Prosecutors said police tracked down the works after an attempt was made to sell them to the insurance company that paid out 5 million guilders, or about $3.6 million Cdn, for the paintings after the theft.

And, probably not a good idea to try and sell the paintings to the very insurance company that has already paid a claim on the same paintings…..