A fleet of used vehicles, avenue des Etats-Unis.

Toulouse.

Car illustration, purchase.

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FREDERIC SCHEIBER / 20 MINUTES

The scam is said to have killed almost 150 people.

A significant car traffic was dismantled a few days ago in La Roche-sur-Yon, in Vendée.

Two people from the same family were taken into custody last week and two others under judicial supervision, indicates France Bleu Loire Océan.

All were indicted for organized fraud and covert work.

According to the

Ouest-France

newspaper

, the network retyped vehicles with high mileage but not too old, then tampered with meters and falsified invoices and maintenance books to then resell them, via classified ad sites.

More than 600,000 euros would have been generated in this way.

Searches led to the seizure of cars and 22,000 euros in cash.

“Among the vehicles seized were a Porsche and two vintage Mercedes belonging to the head of the network.

Officially, this man lived RSA "

,

told

Ouest-France

Deputy Prosecutor of La Roche-sur-Yon.

Miscellaneous

Seine-et-Marne: Six men suspected of the theft of 130 cars in six months arrested

Lille

North: The sale of used cars was accompanied by a scam of seven million euros

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