Police arrest suspected cross-border car theft syndicate members in Oyo
The Oyo State Police Command says it has disrupted a transnational criminal network involved in the trafficking of stolen exotic vehicles across Nigeria’s borders for sale in foreign countries, In a statement on Wednesday, the command said two suspects were arrested and a stolen Lexus RX 350 SUV recovered during an intelligence-led operation along the Ibadan-Ilorin Expressway.
The operation that led to the arrest started when the Oyo Command received a request from the Kwara State Police Command on 24 August to help intercept a 2017 Lexus RX 350 SUV allegedly stolen at gunpoint from a woman at her residence in Ilorin.
Police allege cross-border trafficking network The command said preliminary interrogation showed that the two arrested suspects allegedly received the vehicle from members of the gang responsible for stealing it in Ilorin, Kwara State.
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