BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Peace Bridge border crossing, have seized two stolen luxury vehicles.
According to a news release, on Nov. 10, CBP officers encountered a commercial truck hauling an enclosed trailer containing two vehicles.
The driver presented importation paperwork to CBP officers for a 2023 Land Rover Range Rover and a 2023 Rolls Royce Cullinan, but the officers soon realized the vehicles were stolen.
The vehicle identification numbers of both vehicles were cross-referenced with U.S. and Canadian law enforcement databases, and it was discovered that Rolls Royce and Land Rover had been reported stolen in Ontario, Canada.
“Our CBP officers continue to refine their skills, knowledge and awareness of current trends and techniques utilized by bad actors. These skills led to the interdiction and recovery of these two stolen high-end luxury vehicles,” said Area Port Director Gaetano Cordone. “Their efforts, training and analysis, along with our partnerships with other Law Enforcement Agencies to include our Canadian partners, led to our continued success in this case.”
The 2023 Land Rover Range Rover was determined to have an estimated value of approximately $100,000, while the 2023 Rolls Royce is estimated at approximately $500,000.
The recovered stolen vehicles remain in CBP custody and remain under investigation by CBP and Canadian law enforcement.
Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.
