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13 stolen luxury automobiles found in Latvia as part of ''Archimedes'' operation

BC, Riga, 30.09.2014.Print version
As part of ''Europol's'' organized European-wide sting operation ''Archimedes'', 13 stolen luxury automobiles were found in Latvia, Criminal Police Chief Andrejs Grisins informed members of the press today, informs LETA.

11 of the stolen vehicles were found on train cars in Daugavpils (southeastern Latvia), and police believe that their final destination was Tajikistan.

 

Most of the vehicles were stolen in Europe, and included ''Land Rover'', ''BMW'' and ''Lexus'' automobiles.

 

One person has been arrested in connection with the stolen vehicles.

 

The AFP news agency reports that police have arrested more than 1,000 suspects and rescued at least 30 trafficked children in an unprecedented swoop on organized crime groups across Europe.

 

The continent-wide raids targeted gangs involved in people trafficking, cybercrime, narcotics and illegal gun trafficking.

 

Carried out between September 15-23, ''Operation Archimedes'' was the single largest coordinated assault an organized crime in Europe.

 

Police officers from all 28 European Union members, as well as Colombia, Norway, the United States, Serbia and Switzerland, carried out 300 operations in cities, ports and border crossings across Europe.






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