A Ukrainian (23) and his passenger (34) were caught in a stolen car on the southern A2 highway – the two explained the unusual scam.
The expensive Mercedes with French license plate attracted the attention of a civilian patrol of the Villach highway police on Monday afternoon. Around 4 p.m. the driver was on his way to Vienna near Federaun. “The car was advertised as stolen in France,” officials explain, which is why the vehicle was eventually stopped in Wernberg.
Mission: Taking rental cars abroad
The two Ukrainians were temporarily arrested, but during interrogation the suspects shed some light on the case: the two were hired by an organization in Lithuania to “rent expensive vehicles at airports and then take them abroad,” a police officer explains out. .
Investigators also found evidence of two other stolen vehicles on the Ukrainian’s mobile phone: one reported stolen in France and one in Germany. “The driver admitted to today’s crime and a ride from Frankfurt airport.” The two were taken to Klagenfurt prison.
Source: Krone
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