Fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols and Picassos uncovered in Italy

Italian authorities say they have dismantled a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to unsuspecting buyers with the help of complicit auction houses (Italian Culture Ministry/HOGP/AP)

Italian authorities say they have dismantled a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to unsuspecting buyers with the help of complicit auction houses.

Thirty-eight people have been placed under investigation, including six in Spain, France and Belgium.