Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Customs finds stolen vintage cars at Port of LA
U.S. Customs and Border Control at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach called back a ship that was already out to sea to find a classic stolen car.
One of the vintage automobiles is a beat-up 1967 Jaguar XKE convertible, which Customs officials said would be worth almost $100,000 if fully restored.
"This was destined to go to the Netherlands. We ordered the container to come back and when it got here we were able to identify that it did have a Jaguar," said Customs Section Chief Javier Larios.
Other cars that were netted by a joint effort with Customs, the California Highway Patrol and the National Insurance Crime Bureau, include a 1976 Mercedes and a 1969 bright blue Chevrolet Corvette, which was stolen from an owner Portland, Oregon 26 years ago.
"They have 500 to 1,000 cars a day that go out, so when you think about that every day we're checking that many vehicles, looking for stolen vehicles," said Lou Koven, a special agent with the NICB.
For more of the ABC 13 Eyewitness News story: abc13.com
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