The life of a Bentley Mulsanne owner in London, England, was rocked when his car was stolen. He was even more shocked when the car was rediscovered 7,983 kilometers away.
A parked car in the path of a car thief heading towards the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
This was reported by Sky News.
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The Bentley Mulsanne is more than just a car
The Bentley Mulsanne, the British marque’s previous flagship, was produced to compete directly with the Rolls-Royce Phantom.
Launched new at around three million kroner, the model is the most exclusive thing you can get in a Bentley way until the model is discontinued in June 2020.
Just a stone’s throw away
When cars are stolen in Sweden, it’s not unusual for them to be packed into containers and sent to one of our neighboring countries on the other side of the Baltic Sea.
Car theft gangs operate on a slightly larger scale in Great Britain, one poor Mulsanne owner discovered.
Shocked to think
The car was sent to Pakistan with the help of false documents that Mulcahn appeared to have used by a European diplomat, specifically Bulgaria’s former ambassador to the country.
However, the whole incident landed him in a bribery scandal.
Diplomatic immunity
Since diplomats are often immune, diplomatic cars do not dare to be tackled by various police and customs officials.
Also, fake plates can be installed on the car and the car can be taken to Pakistan under the radar.
Kolare saves the day
It was the British police who tipped off the police in Karachi about the stolen car, thanks to the car being equipped with a GPS tracker that could confirm its exact location.
Officers raided the house where the Mulcahn was expected to be and found it parked in the driveway with a gray hood.
The car is identified using the chassis number.
Bentley in the middle of a problem
Pakistani officials believe the coup was carried out by someone working for the equivalent of the country’s transport agency, which made it easier to smuggle the car into the country.
Taxes on cars are very high in Pakistan, which is why the coup may be an attempt to avoid the various overheads of legally buying a Mulsanne.
As a result, the criminal has to pay 1.3 million dollars equivalent to 13.3 million kroner in taxes and import fees for the car.
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