An impressive haul of luxury cars has been uncovered in Thailand , including models from Lamborghini, Mercedes and Porsche . This wasn’t the collection of a billionaire , however, and was instead a fleet of cars that had been bought fraudulently overseas with the aim of selling on to unsuspecting buyers in Thailand. The fleet of 30 cars has been recovered in Thailand as part of a sting operation into a gang operating in the country that reportedly stole 35 cars.
The group was fraudulently acquiring cars overseas, shipping them into Thailand and then selling them off, reports the Guardian . The operation uncovered a warehouse full of cars that was collectively worth as much as $8 million, and included a Lamborghini Huracán , three Nissan GT-Rs and luxury models from the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and BMW: Detectives from the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (Navcis) said the cars were obtained from dealerships in England and from a company that hires out high-end vehicles in 2016 and 2017. They were shipped to Thailand by sea and air, where they were sold on via legitimate dealerships by members of the gang, which allegedly included Thai and British people.
The operation to find and recover the cars, codenamed Titanium, was launched after an inspection of a container at the Port of Southampton found four Mercedes. The cars were found scattered across dealerships and industrial estates in Thailand, where they were being stored before getting sold off, report.