US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have seized a shipment of high-value stolen vehicles at the Port of Virginia, with their final destination confirmed as Ghana.
This interception is part of a broader crackdown on transnational smuggling syndicates, which has seen CBP agents intercept over $6.5 million in stolen cars at the Port of Virginia alone in fiscal year 2025.
Derek Lytle, a member of the CBP's outbound enforcement team, was involved in the inspection that led to the discovery. "When the container doors were opened, three cars intended for shipment to Ghana were pulled out, and we immediately identified them as stolen," Lytle reported.
He estimated the value of the stolen cars in that single container to exceed $150,000, noting their anticipated higher value in the West African subregion.
