THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation (DSI) today (Sept. 19) announced the seizure of 26 out of 35 luxury vehicles stolen in the UK and sold as new vehicles in Thailand after being contacted by the British authorities to track them down, Naewna newspaper said.
Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin together with Mr. Traiyarit Temhiwong, DSI’s chief, and Pol. Lt. Col. Payao Thongsen, DSI’s deputy chief, said at a press conference that operation “Titanium” succeeded in seizing 26 luxury vehicles stolen in the UK then sent to Thailand with fake documents stating they were new after which they were sold at showrooms here.
In 2017 the British embassy had exercised a mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) in asking DSI to investigate the theft of 35 expensive cars valued at 100 million baht but with this tripling when sold in Thailand to reach 300 million baht.
Source: Thai News Room