The 95 luxury automobiles, which were frozen by a court order and are believed to have been stolen and smuggled into Ghana, have been ordered by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) to be turned over to the agency by May 31, 2023, or face the wrath of the law.
The owners of the aforementioned cars have also been ordered to report to EOCO with the required documentation.
In the event that the owner of the cars did not comply with the order beyond May 31, 2023, EOCO stated it would initiate legal action to seize the vehicles.
The cars were reportedly frozen by the EOCO Executive Director, Commissioner of Police Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, and approved by the High Court in accordance with Section 33 of the EOCO Act, 2010, according to a statement from EOCO (Act 804).
The automobiles and the addresses of the owners of the vehicles were already known to the office.
Background
In December 2022, EOCO conducted an intelligence-driven operation with the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States of America and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of Canada to recover a variety of luxury vehicles that were thought to have been stolen from those countries.
The drill was in response to reports about certain suspected criminals' activities.
Officers from the cooperating agencies visited six garages during the exercise, which took place in Dzorwulu, Dimples, North Kaneshie, East Legon, Accra Central next to the Movenpick Hotel, the Dzorwulu roundabout close to the Fiesta Royale Hotel, and close to Trinity Theological School.
At the conclusion of the coordinated effort, he stated that 10 people had been detained and 37 automobiles had been collected from different garages in Accra.
The automobiles, according to EOCO, were among 400 automobiles that were allegedly taken from Canada and the United States of America (USA).
BMW X7 and X5 models, a Jeep Wrangler, Mercedes-Benz S-class, Mercedes-Benz GLE, Mercedes-Benz G, Audi SS, Range Rover LNDR, Honda Odyssey, a Benz 5350, a Honda Accord, a Lexus RX, a Ford Explorer, and a Honda Pilot were among the high-end cars recovered.
A court ruling allowing the seizure of automobiles believed to have been stolen and smuggled into the nation was obtained by EOCO in February.
The court's ruling also prohibited anyone from getting rid of the cars.
The office had taken 41 automobiles from various car sales locations prior to the court ruling.
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