Local police arrested 21 people for fraud

9/8/2025 5:37

Twenty-one people were arrested for allegedly registering vehicles using shell companies for illegal purposes. One of them was also suspected of trafficking approximately $3.4 million worth of suspected methamphetamine.



Police stated that between April and October last year, criminals allegedly used other people's personal information to register four suspected shell companies as directors and registered 59 officially licensed private cars. Thirteen of these vehicles were suspected of being used in cases involving murder, drug trafficking, and possession of offensive weapons.



The 19 men and two women arrested, aged between 19 and 55, include a key staff member who used other people's information to set up the shell companies and handle vehicle licensing matters, a tenant who rented parking spaces for the vehicles, and 19 drivers who had previously driven the vehicles involved in the case. Police believe the syndicate used other people's information to illegally establish shell companies to register vehicles for illegal purposes. The investigation is still ongoing in order to hide the identity of the real owner and the mastermind behind the incident and evade investigation.