Stolen luxury cars returned to KL

Stolen luxury cars returned to KL

SINGAPORE (DPA): Luxury cars stolen by an international syndicate and destined for New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia were turned over to Malaysian police by Singapore authorities for return to their owners, news reports said on Friday.

Sixty cars, including Lexuses, Mitsubishi Pajeros and Toyota Prados, were loaded Thursday onto transporters bound for Kuala Lumpur.

Yaacob Mohammad Amin, director of Malaysia's Criminal Investigation Department, told the Singapore media that the thieves were responsible for stealing S$3 million (US$1.76 million) worth of cars in Malaysia.

The vehicles were driven to the city-state, where they were given makeovers, forged documents and new logs books before shipping.

Seven syndicate members, including two New Zealanders, an Indonesian and four Singaporeans, have been arrested and more than 80 cars recovered since the syndicate was crushed during a blitz in July.