Romanian authorities have towed away a fleet of luxury vehicles from the home of social media personality Andrew Tate, days after he was placed under house arrest following new human trafficking allegations. Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate, 36, both former kickboxers and dual UK-US citizens with millions of followers on social media are already awaiting trial in Romania, along with two women. They were charged with human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women.
Andrew Tate was also charged with rape in that case. The luxury vehicles, impounded from their home near the capital, included a Ferrari, a Lamborghini, a Mercedes-Benz, McLaren and a classic red Lada. The seizure came two days after Romania's anti-organised crime agency DIICOT raided four homes in Bucharest and nearby Ilfov county and detained six people, including the Tate brothers.
Officers also confiscated thousands of dollars in cash, laptops and data storage drives. One of the Tates' lawyers, Georgiana Popa, told reporters outside the brothers' home on Saturday that the seizures are "legal but unfounded" and said it has been contested. "The cars are not (the brothers') property," she said, without providing additional information.
The Tate brothers appeared on Thursday at a Bucharest court as prosecutors sought to remand them in custody. But a judge denied that request and placed Andrew Tate under house and Tristan Tate under judicial control, which typically involves restricting contact w.