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Vehicles Stolen in Costa Rica Found Around the World
At least 38 vehicles stolen in Costa Rica were found in Central America, the U.S. and Europe during an operation dubbed "hurricane" by the international police organization. INTERPOL and police agencies in the Central America region.

All the cars had been reported stolen between 2005 and 2007.

The vehicles are part of 600 stolen vehicles that left Central America and headed for different parts of the world.

The report indicates that 38 vehicles, mainly 4x4 or SUV's and pickups stolen in Costa Rica are in Europe, Central America and the United States.

According to Jorge Rojas, director of the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ), the local police agency now has the responsibility of getting the vehicles back to Costa Rica and contact their owners.

Rojas added that this is only the first phase of an ongoing investigation, following the capture and break up of gangs dedicated to this type of crime.

Rojas says that the organizations are very professional as they can produce legal documents and any other type of documentation making it very difficult that the vehicle being sold or shipped out of the country was stolen.

The OIJ, as part of its investigation, will be furnishing the Registro Nacional (national register) with a list of all stolen vehicles around the world to determine if any of those vehicles were from Costa Rica.