The Civil Guard arrested Laura García de Viedma, the former abbess of the Belorado convent in the province of Burgos, on Thursday. The arrest followed a search ordered by the Briviesca court, which is investigating her involvement in the sale of artwork from the controversial monastery, according to sources close to the investigation consulted by EFE. The search concluded this afternoon with the arrest of the former abbess as part of an investigation into the misappropriation and receiving of stolen historical artifacts from the convent. The courts are continuing their preliminary investigation following a complaint filed by someone not affiliated with the convent.