Illicit Activity Dept: The renters later filed police reports claiming the vehicles had been stolen but, in reality authorities say, they knew exactly where they were - on shipping containers headed for Iraq, according to Montreal Gazette. "Criminal groups often believe they are employing ingenious techniques to further their illicit activity said Brian Moskowitz, a special agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and one by one, the rented luxury cars and SUVs rolled across the border from the United States into Canada. A two-year investigation dubbed Operation Hot Wheels has resulted in the dismantling of what U.S. authorities say was a largescale car-theft ring and the arrests of 13 people in Michigan and California.
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