News Forum - 26 luxury cars stolen from the UK seized, 9 still missing

[Thaiger]

Some 35 luxury cars, worth about 2,400,000 pounds, or 100 million baht, were smuggled from the United Kingdom to Thailand via Singapore last year. The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) of Thailand announced yesterday that 26 of the luxury cars have been seized while the other nine have not been handed over by owners to the authorities. The Director of the DSI, Traiyarit Taemahiwong, reported to the Thai media yesterday that the UK’s National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service, and London police were investigating the smugglers under the project name Operation Titanium from 2018 to 2019. Among the smuggled cars are […]

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[palooka]

Lamborghini Huracan EVO Spyder, Ferrari, BMW M4, Mercedes-Benz AMG, Nissan GT-R, Porsche Cayenne, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, MINI Cooper, Ford Mustang, Lexus, Audi Q7, Volkswagen, and Honda Civic Type R.

With this car list it would only be HiSo getting burnt badly.

Yet to see a street vendor or a farmer drive home in a Lamborghini.

[joseph]

This is what happens when you don't have a "pro" like "Ferrari Joe" overseeing the operation. Armatures.  

[cowslip]

Hard to see how these cars could enter the kingdom, let alone be put on sale without the connivance of some pretty powerful officials. It has long been a rich man's game importing these sort of "grey" imports. They avoid 300% duties and fees, Yet some owners are refusing to hand back some cars...... is this sheer effrontery  or do they feel their connection are that strong? 

[HiuMak]

4 hours ago, cowslip said:

Hard to see how these cars could enter the kingdom, let alone be put on sale without the connivance of some pretty powerful officials. It has long been a rich man's game importing these sort of "grey" imports. They avoid 300% duties and fees, Yet some owners are refusing to hand back some cars...... is this sheer effrontery  or do they feel their connection are that strong? 

It is hard to imagine how it slip through Singapore first then to Thailand. Both countries are supporting these thugs operations sadly.

[gazmo16]

So much for the "Ban" on importing 2nd hand cars into the Kingdom.  It's deep pockets and who you know.

[cowslip]

11 hours ago, HiuMak said:

It is hard to imagine how it slip through Singapore first then to Thailand. Both countries are supporting these thugs operations sadly.

..and the UK - they need documentation - I don't know if they are shipped by container or RO-RO, but if it's a box they are probably "parts" - and the paperwork is good then the chances are it goes through. ....but who has provided and OK'd the paperwork?.

When they arrive in Thailand they then need to be transferred from the official paperwork into a real car......thats just blatantly corruption.

THe law about importing cars into Thailand is basically daft anyway and is bound to lead to this sort of thing.

 

[FarangandEarnest]

17 hours ago, cowslip said:

Hard to see how these cars could enter the kingdom, let alone be put on sale without the connivance of some pretty powerful officials. It has long been a rich man's game importing these sort of "grey" imports. They avoid 300% duties and fees, Yet some owners are refusing to hand back some cars...... is this sheer effrontery  or do they feel their connection are that strong? 

The 9 still missing are probably in the hands of people who are truly above the law because they help write them.