Prove ownership or lose vehicles in 21 days – EOCO to owners

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has directed the owners of eight luxurious vehicles to prove ownership or risk forfeiting them within 21 days.

In a statement with reference number DP/145/145V.1/13, it reads, "The under-listed vehicles were seized by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following a series of operations over the years. The Office entreats the owners of the published vehicles to come forward with proof of ownership to claim their vehicles. The Office will dispose of the vehicles in 21 days."

It is worth noting that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and other state security agencies have been working diligently to crack down on alleged criminal syndicates that flood the markets with stolen cars sold at prevailing market prices.

Last year alone, more than forty vehicles stolen from Canada were traced to Ghana in another collaborative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of the USA and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in Ghana.

Countless Canadians have reportedly lost their cars to criminal gangs that steal and ship them, mainly through the Montreal Port, to Africa and other parts of the world. These criminal syndicates are sending thousands of stolen cars to Ghana to sell to unsuspecting buyers.

The daring gangs sometimes leave intact documents of the original owners from whom the cars were stolen in the cars they sell to dealerships in Ghana, as reported by CBC News.

According to the report, "Auto theft is considered a 'national crisis' in Canada, with nearly all stolen cars being exported by organised crime."

In one intriguing incident of car theft, a car was stolen from a Toronto driveway in less than five minutes. Months later, CBC News journalists informed the owner that they had found the car in Ghana.

The call from Ghana woke Len Green in his Toronto home where his prized vehicle had been stolen a year earlier. His documents were found intact in the stolen car, which was now being displayed for sale in Ghana.



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