Officers arrested two people in the north-eastern Spanish city of Zaragoza, where the fakes were allegedly made, and two others who were suspected of putting the works on sale, Catalonia's regional police force said in a statement.
Police suspect the alleged forgery ring has sold at least 25 works - which were made with spray paint on cardboard - in specialised shops, Barcelona auction houses and online to customers in Germany, Scotland, Switzerland, Spain and the US.
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