Turin, they stole from trucks and resold car parts: 2 million in goods seized, seven arrests
The State Police carried out 7 measures, 6 precautionary measures in prison and an obligation to report to the Prosecutor’s Office, against the members of a organization dedicated to the theft and receiving of spare parts and components for cars that were placed on the parallel market. The investigation, coordinated by the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of Turin, began in February 2022 when there was an increase in theft of goods from commercial vehicles parked at night using the tarpaulin cutting technique. THE thefts, which initially occurred in the Stura Sud and Stura Nord service areas of the Turin Northern Ring Road, mainly concerned vehicle spare parts. People and companies orbiting in the area would be involved in the activity in various capacities automotive sector very active in the marketing of auto parts on various web platforms for online buying and selling. Some warehouses in the province of Turin were also discovered for the storage of car parts of illicit origin awaiting marketing.
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During the time period in which the complex story developed, it was possible to seize numerous original auto parts with a commercial value of approximately 2 million euros, and sources of evidence were collected from 18 people, held responsible for the theft and receiving spare parts in general. The identification activity e seizure of the members was particularly complex due to the strategy implemented by the association which made it difficult to verify the authenticity of the invoices issued by companies based abroad.
Part of the shortages, also caused by disloyal employees, were ascertained and certified by the manufacturers following checks requested by the Judicial Police and carried out at the motor vehicle production plants also located in Asia and South America. Furthermore, in other circumstances, components and packaging bearing the brands of well-known car manufacturers have been identified and found to be counterfeit. In the sights of criminals, in addition to the “great classics” such as mufflers, car radios and tyres, there are now also engine parts, infotainment and electronic components in general. Expensive devices which, due to the critical issues caused by the well-known international scenario, struggle to be found on the world market by the players in the aftersales chain, creating a risky domino effect, through delays in deliveries with non-negligible repercussions on the market.
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