Rental Ferrari parked at port leads to stolen car shipments

"A stolen black Ferrari shipped to Asia as "used fitness equipment" led federal agents to crack a suspected smuggling operation thought to be responsible for at least 19 other high-end car thefts.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection tracked down the 20 vehicles, worth an estimated $1.5 million, in recent weeks as they departed the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. In some cases, container ships that had already left port with stolen vehicles on board were ordered back.

A 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia, a sleek black bullet with black leather inside, worth an estimated $240,000, provided Customs agents their first clues in mid-February. A high-roller Hollywood rental agency reported that the car's GPS system had shown it parked in the same place for two days. The port."

http://www.ocregister.com/news/ferrari-347474-agents-cars.html

Thank Gawd for the GPS equipment so that the boys in blue could swoop in and look like they were hot on the case.

 

Quick, one of the pics in the Register article shows the 458 VIN#. Where's Carbon?