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Monday, October 1, 2007
Volume:
23
Issue:
10
405
Abstract:
On August 1, 2007, U.S. law enforcement authorities arrested eight persons and disrupted a sophisticated, multi-state and international operation involved in stealing luxury automobiles and shipping them to West Africa and the Middle East for sale. The theft ring would carjack and otherwise steal expensive vehicles, such as Audis, Mercedes, BMW 7s, and Infiniti SUV’s, and ship them by containers from New Jersey ports to ports in Greece, Jordan, Egypt, and West Africa. New Jersey authorities filed criminal charges ranging from auto theft trafficking to receiving stolen property, fencing, and conspiracy. Sixteen federal, state and local agencies participated in the investigation...[more]