Well this was an ill-advised little adventure.
From the Daily Star, March 4:
Ex-banker Jaime Botin, 84, one of Spain's richest men, lost his appeal against paying the staggering amount, claiming he was taking the £22m artwork to Switzerland for safekeeping
[climateer here: it's Jaime Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos and he does not look happy]
Tycoon Jaime Botin will also serve three years in jail for the crime
One of Spain's richest men has lost a battle to avoid paying a staggering £78million fine for trying to smuggle a Picasso painting out of the country.
Billionaire ex-banker Jaime Botin's challenge to the fine was rejected by Supreme Court of Spain in the country's capital Madrid yesterday....
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Who on earth told him this was a good idea?
