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| Police in Cardiff seize supercars in dawn raid on traveller camp | |
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| Police in Wales have seized a fleet of luxury cars, including a Bentley golf cart, in a raid on a travellers' camp in Cardiff. | Police in Wales have seized a fleet of luxury cars, including a Bentley golf cart, in a raid on a travellers' camp in Cardiff. |
| Officers with South Wales Police, the National Crime Agency and British Transport Police arrested 14 people in dawn raids in three locations across the Welsh capital. | Officers with South Wales Police, the National Crime Agency and British Transport Police arrested 14 people in dawn raids in three locations across the Welsh capital. |
| Police also seized cash and took away possible victims of forced labour. | Police also seized cash and took away possible victims of forced labour. |
| Officers at work at this morning's #opfulcrum #keepingcardiffsafe ^RK pic.twitter.com/r6V5Y1kyWc | Officers at work at this morning's #opfulcrum #keepingcardiffsafe ^RK pic.twitter.com/r6V5Y1kyWc |
| The raids were part of Operation Barracuda and targeted drugs trafficking, sex offenders, forced labour and illegal drivers. | The raids were part of Operation Barracuda and targeted drugs trafficking, sex offenders, forced labour and illegal drivers. |
| Among the vehicles seized were a red Ferrari California T, a white Range Rover and a metallic blue Bentley Continental golf cart. | Among the vehicles seized were a red Ferrari California T, a white Range Rover and a metallic blue Bentley Continental golf cart. |
| We've come across a golf cart with a difference in our searches #keepingcardiffsafe #opfulcrum pic.twitter.com/Bt0ix8631k | We've come across a golf cart with a difference in our searches #keepingcardiffsafe #opfulcrum pic.twitter.com/Bt0ix8631k |
| One officer said: "It was more like a luxury car showroom than an average caravan site." | One officer said: "It was more like a luxury car showroom than an average caravan site." |
| The Ferrari is valued at about £155,000 and the Range Rover at about £90,000. | The Ferrari is valued at about £155,000 and the Range Rover at about £90,000. |
| The luxury golf cart, thought to be worth about £20,000, appears similar to the one US boxer Floyd Mayweather bought for his son last year. | The luxury golf cart, thought to be worth about £20,000, appears similar to the one US boxer Floyd Mayweather bought for his son last year. |
| The police seized the cars at the Shirenewton caravan site. Other sites raided were New House Farm and Newport Road. | The police seized the cars at the Shirenewton caravan site. Other sites raided were New House Farm and Newport Road. |
| This time its a Range Rover siezed #keepingcardiffsafe #opfulcrum Partnership working in Cardiff with @NCA_UK pic.twitter.com/OfiefTTr4y | This time its a Range Rover siezed #keepingcardiffsafe #opfulcrum Partnership working in Cardiff with @NCA_UK pic.twitter.com/OfiefTTr4y |
| We have siezed a lot of property today #opfulcrum #keepingcardiffsafe Working with our partners @NCA_UK pic.twitter.com/9UMNMpAyRM | We have siezed a lot of property today #opfulcrum #keepingcardiffsafe Working with our partners @NCA_UK pic.twitter.com/9UMNMpAyRM |