Inside the car 'chop shops' as half a million pounds worth of suspected stolen vehicles seized in new raids

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Expensive cars worth up to £80,000 were among the vehicles found in 'chop shops' across Greater Manchester by police carrying out raids across the region.

The cars, thought to have been stolen in burglaries, are often dismantled by crooks using them for parts and storing and concealing them in warehouses.

A crackdown on vehicle crime across Greater Manchester has now resulted in 31 arrests and 28 stop searches in the last month alone, Greater Manchester Police has revealed. READ MORE They posed as Manchester Airport valets, cruised estates and left families terrified - inside 'the Company' In that period, the force has seized over half a million pounds worth of suspected stolen vehicles, including from burglaries in Rochdale, after a successful warrant uncovered an £80,000 Land Rover and a £40,000 VW Tiguan.  £5,000 in cash along with other high value property such as watches and vintage whiskey were also seized.

The criminal groups had used equipment for keyless car entry. Earlier this month on October 18, officers, alongside specialist vehicle examination teams, raided a property on Bromley Street in Manchester following reports of a 'chop shop.' Three men, aged 27, 32 and 59, were arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods.