Dozens of stolen supercars smuggled abroad are returned to UK

Thirty supercars stolen and illegally exported to Thailand person been returned to the UK aft an eight-year investigation.

A full of 35 high-end vehicles - including Range Rovers, Porsches, Mercedes, BMWs, and Lamborghinis - were taken, with a combined worth of £6.5m, according to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaCVIS).

They were obtained fraudulently connected concern contracts from car dealerships crossed England successful 2016 and 2017 earlier being shipped to Thailand, the bureau said.

After an eight-year probe led by NaCVIS, with the assistance of the Met Police, National Crime Agency, and the British and Thai embassies, aggregate apprehension warrants were executed and 30 of the cars were tracked down and seized successful Bangkok.

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The vehicles person present arrived backmost successful the UK done the Port of Southampton and are being stored successful a warehouse adjacent earlier being returned to their archetypal dealerships.

Sharon Naughton, caput of NaCVIS, said the organisation "will not remainder until each avenue of probe has been exhausted".

"There is nary clip bounds connected our efforts to disrupt criminality and instrumentality proceeds obtained done amerciable means," she added.

Jenny Simms, the National Police Chiefs' Council pb for conveyance crime, said the offences person a "huge impact" connected victims.

"The tireless enactment progressive successful this probe reflects however earnestly we instrumentality our relation successful tackling it," she added.

Thirteen radical person present been charged arsenic a effect of the investigation, the National Crime Agency said.