Two people have been arrested in connection with an historic art theft from former neighbours of comedian Billy Connolly.
Valuable works by Scottish Colourists George Hunter and Francis Cadell were stolen from Candacraig Gardens in Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, near to Connolly’s then home at Candacraig House, in 2001.
The two paintings are believed to have each been worth a six-figure sum.
Police said a 66-year-old man and 60-year-old woman were arrested in Bulgaria in relation to the theft.
They were detained by the national police force in the country’s Burgas region last month after Police Scotland was granted a European Arrest Warrant.
They are expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court later.
