St Elizabeth police recover stolen vehicle, suspected car-stealing ring uncovered

The St Elizabeth police are reporting that they have uncovered a suspected car-stealing ring amid the discovery of car parts in bushes in the New Building area.

They say cops went to the area on Wednesday morning where they had tracked a stolen Toyota Mark X motor car.

The vehicle was stolen in Coker district.

The police report that about 6:30 a.m., cops, acting on information, conducted an operation in New Building area where the vehicle was found in bushes.

The lawmen also found several vehicle keys, licence plates, road licenses as well as parts belonging to varying vehicle.

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They have since theorised that the area was being used as a place to scrap and store stolen motor vehicles.

No one was arrested in relation to the incident.

The lawmen are still investigating.