The country is on alert! Critical call from the authorities: 'It is stolen every 4 minutes'

Vehicle theft in the UK has become a growing problem, driven by increasingly organized criminal networks. While cars stolen on order are dismantled within hours, some vehicles are sent abroad and some are used in other crimes.

'IT IS STOLEN EVERY 4 MINUTES'

According to the British broadcaster BBC, a car is stolen every 4 minutes across the United Kingdom, while vehicle thefts in England and Wales have increased by approximately 50 percent in the last 10 years. The BBC wrote that some of the stolen vehicles were sold in the UK or abroad after being fitted with new number plates, while others were used as escape vehicles in drug dealing and human smuggling activities, or in crimes such as robbery and breaking into houses.

British police announced that most of the stolen vehicles were sent to countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Democratic Republic of Congo and Jamaica.

AT LEAST 286 PEOPLE WERE DETAINED LAST MONTH

Reported vehicle theft cases in England and Wales decreased by 5 percent last year to 119 thousand. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, the number of cases did not change significantly and remained at approximately 5,000 and 1,200, respectively, on an annual basis. As a result of the operation carried out with the participation of 32 police departments last month, at least 286 people were detained and 319 vehicles were seized.

300 THOUSAND RESOURCES A YEAR