article_snippet.sent: It's a line that wouldn't sound out of place in a heist movie.
article_snippet.sent: Criminals are both nemeses and friends to the detective and if you spot the detective sitting in a Starbucks, the chances are the detective's about to sit down with an art thief. '
article_snippet.sent: I often receive and exchange stolen works in pubs and cafes.
article_snippet.sent: I deal with criminals if I have the permission of the authorities.
article_snippet.sent: If the theft happened 25 years ago, the police aren't as interested and in those cases I'm given permission to handle the case myself.'
article_snippet.sent: Some thieves just see a work and think 'I can just put this in my bag and get out of here'. '
article_snippet.sent: What Some thieves don't realise is that these works are not at all easy to sell on.
article_snippet.sent: Of course there are also movie-style elaborate break-ins.
article_snippet.sent: Thieves are always going to be thieves.