Stolen Car Stopped on A2: Driver Arrested

The Toyota RAV4 had been stolen in Italy in June. The 42-year-old confessed that he had been tasked with bringing the car to Poland for money. He was arrested and taken to the Graz-Jakomini prison, the state police department announced on Friday.

The driver will be charged

Shortly before 10:00 a.m., police officers had diverted the 42-year-old Belarusian from the southern motorway (A2) at St. Johann in der Haide in the eastern Styrian district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld to routinely check him in a parking lot. They noticed signs of tampering in the area of the vehicle identification number. They queried the data in the Schengen Information System and found that the car was stolen. The vehicle was seized. The man will be charged on suspicion of receiving stolen goods.

(APA/Red)

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