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Picasso 'art-smuggler' Jaime Botin denied entry to NZ yet his yacht's in Auckland
12 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Adix, owned by billionaire banker and convicted Picasso art smuggler Jaime Botin, berthed at Westhaven Marina, Auckland. Photo / Sylvie Whinray
Adix, owned by billionaire banker and convicted Picasso art smuggler Jaime Botin, berthed at Westhaven Marina, Auckland. Photo / Sylvie Whinray
Tom Dillane is a reporter at the New Zealand [email protected]@tomdillane1
A billionaire banker sentenced to three years' prison for smuggling a $44 million Picasso painting out of Spain has been refused entry to New Zealand - but the yacht he attempted the crime on floats in Auckland.