Toyota models such as the Vellfire and Hilux were among vehicles popular on the black market.
Crime syndicates in Johor targeting luxury and 4x4 vehicles need just 30 seconds to make off with the cars, which are smuggled and sold to neighbouring countries, according to local police.
The police targeted car workshops, as well as automobile and spare parts sellers among others, and arrested more than 110 men and women aged 16 to 59. Stolen cars would be transported to neighbouring countries by land, where a single vehicle could fetch the criminals up to RM40,000 on the black market, he added, without naming specific countries.He listed car models by Japanese carmaker Toyota, including the Fortuner, Vellfire, Alphard and Hilux, as frequently stolen by the syndicates. Older vehicles were also in demand on the black market as their spare parts might have become difficult to obtain, he added.
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