47 charged in Costa Rica for Panama car thefts
A HIGH END car stolen in Panama, may not return to the streets of the city, even with a new license plate and paint job.
A network of car thieves who smuggle stolen luxury vehicles into Costa Rica and re-sell them with new local plates has just been dismantled according to Judicial Investigation authorities of Panama’s northern neighbor.
In a raid in the area of Trinidad de Moravia, Costa Rica, police found stolen vehicles, including cars and SUVs from Panama.
Prosecutors are charging 47, gang members with “receiving, theft and fraud,” according to a statement from the institution.
After stealing cars in Panama, the network allegedly falsified the papers of the vehicles and placed themplates of Costa Rica, and later sell them.