New Jersey Car Theft Ring Tied to West Africa Dismantled

Sophisticated Auto Theft Ring Uncovered

• 🚨 Authorities have dismantled a complex criminal enterprise responsible for stealing approximately 40 high-end vehicles across New Jersey.
• 🎯 The ring targeted specific luxury cars, including Land Rovers, Mercedes-Benz, and BMWs.

Method of Operation

• 💡 The thieves employed a tactic of residential burglaries to steal key fobs from victims' homes, often in the dead of night.
• 🔑 Stolen key fobs were then used to facilitate the theft of the targeted vehicles.

International Connection and Logistics

• 🌍 Stolen cars were transported to the Port of Elizabeth or Staten Island, with the ultimate destination being West Africa.
• 💰 The operation was allegedly run out of West Africa, with middlemen in the Bronx coordinating burglary crews in New Jersey.
• 🚗 Vehicles were dropped off at two garages on Jennings Street in the Bronx before being shipped.

Arrests and Charges

• 👥 Eleven individuals, including one juvenile, have been arrested for their roles in the enterprise.
• ⚖️ Suspects face charges including racketeering, with potential sentences of 10 to 20 years in prison.
• 🔍 The leaders of the gang, known by street names "Big G" and "E," are still at large.

Scale of the Operation

• 📈 The criminal enterprise trafficked approximately 43 vehicles between early 2024 and March of this year.
• 💰 The estimated value of the stolen vehicles is approximately $3.6 million.