12-day operation led to the seizure of 522 stolen cars and various car parts and boat engines

The 12-day operation that took place this month involved law enforcement officers from 23 countries carried out intensified checks in several locations along the EU’s external borders. It led to the seizure of 522 stolen cars and various car parts and boat engines, as well as the discovery of four so-called chophouses where stolen cars were quickly stripped into parts that can then be smuggled across the borders.

The operations toon place under the umbrella of EMPACT, the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats.