Italian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks attributed to some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art, including Banksy, Pablo Picasso,

The operation uncovered a network of forgers in Spain, France and Belgium who produced the works, said Eurojust, the European Union agency for judicial cooperation.

According to Italian officials, a criminal network operating across Europe has forged artworks by Banksy, Picasso, and Warhol. An international operation resulted in the seizure of more than 2,100 forged pieces across Italy,

Italian authorities have cracked a network of art forgers who made and sold fake works by Warhol, Banksy, Picasso and others.

Italy’s art police are investigating 38 people being and have seized more than 2,000 works of art since beginning the operation in 2023.

The fake art included forged works by Banksy, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. The operation, led by Pisa's Chief Prosecutor Teresa Angela Camelio, marks a major blow to art crime in Europe.

More than 2,100 counterfeit pieces were seized, including works falsely attributed to Banksy, Andy Warhol, and Pablo Picasso. A total of 38 individuals were arrested in connection with the forgeries, which had a potential sale value of approximately $213 million.

Police in Italy said they have successfully broken up a major European criminal network that was forging and selling artwork attributed to some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art, including Banksy and Andy Warhol.

Italian authorities say the network could have done 200 million euros ($212 million) in economic damage by flooding the art market with fake works.

On show in a historic palazzo in the central Italian city of Pisa this week are about 450 works arranged by some headline-grabbing names: Gustav Klimt, Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol​, and others. Alongside them are paint tubes,