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Article: General's right hand man in pounds 50m art raid; RUSSBOROUGH HOUSE PAINTINGS TARGETED BY THIEVES FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN 30 YEARS.(News)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 30, 2002
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Byline: PAT FLANAGAN
MARTIN Cahill's former right-hand man is believed to have masterminded a g50million art raid at Russborough House yesterday - one of the biggest anywhere in the world.
Last night a massive hunt was on for the Dublin crimelord and his gang who staged the daring heist at the mansion in Co Wicklow and made off with five priceless paintings. The haul includes two Rubens masterpieces believed to be worth at least EUR10 million each.
The robbery comes just days after the Garda's art and antiques unit recovered two paintings which ...