...that we did. This is where the cars Malakasuka stole were headed. Dar es Salaam is the largest port in East Africa, handling 95% of Tanzania's...

...have left everything intact. Even the owner's most personal belongings. George Michael double album here. With his work done, DC Wise just has one last...bad news is… 'It's in bits.' No, the bad news is, we've found out you're a George Michael fan! '

...false plates. On this one, they've put the GB on and they've got a name and an Audi insignia. But again, there's no make or postcode on it, which would...

...means they walk away with somewhere in the realms of the upper £80,000. The Land Rover was only stolen 12 days ago. So, after it had been stolen, actually...Then, if it hadn't been stopped, it would have been on its way to Africa. The Land Rover was d

...12 hours, it could be on the portside and ready to be shipped out of the UK. I've just managed to get the body release up. I'm going to come back out...cars which have. Volumes are staggering going out of the ports within the UK. If you pick random con

...man was Mponjoli Malakasuka, a 36-year-old Tanzanian immigrant who lived in West Bromwich. He denied having anything to do with the thefts, but when Khan...

...is an operation between ourselves and Redbridge, Havering, and Barking and Dagenham aimed at hardening the ground against criminals and making a hostile...are out with local boroughs from Romford, Havering, Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham because th

...we are trying to resolve and it's going to get worse over the years. In East London, the thefts have got so bad, the local police commander has ordered a...and the knife thing in the box. Yes, but you know what's going on. Any part of London, the amoun

...Ice Pick is an operation between ourselves and Redbridge, Havering, and Barking and Dagenham aimed at hardening the ground against criminals and making...We are out with local boroughs from Romford, Havering, Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham because

...call it. Give me the keys! When this sales rep fell foul of the carjackers on Merseyside, the violence left him so traumatised, he's afraid of being...

...ANPR, Automatic Number Plate Recognition. We are out with local boroughs from Romford, Havering, Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham because there's an...

...targeting suspicious manifests bound for Africa. The container was bound for Mombasa. Through intelligence collected by agencies around the port, that was...stolen cars bound for Africa. These two vehicles are manifested as going to Mombasa, East Afric

...he was giving. The unforthcoming man was Mponjoli Malakasuka, a 36-year-old Tanzanian immigrant who lived in West Bromwich. He denied having anything to do...

...found a container which he believes is linked to the theft. He located it in Hamburg and has had it shipped back to Southampton. The manifest makes no...

...for many thieves who cross the line. But they don't always get away with it. When Southampton's stolen vehicle squad opened this shipping container destined...

...have got so bad, the local police commander has ordered a crackdown, codenamed Ice Pick. Over the last few months, there's been an increase in burglaries. And...the house to steal the car keys and drive the car off the drive. Operation Ice Pick is an o

...The number plate that's on the car, we've got a print-out here, from the DVLA and that's telling me a separate chassis number, so we know that this car...

...cars bound for Africa. These two vehicles are manifested as going to Mombasa, East Africa. One's a result of a burglary in Kent, another one in the southern...the cars Malakasuka stole were headed. Dar es Salaam is the largest port in East Africa, hand

...half of all cars stolen in Britain are never seen by their owners again. Many of them are shipped abroad by crooked gangs. Criminals are getting better....get the fob off the driver. But, as the criminals continue to cross the line, Britain's cops are

...a suspect inside the vehicle. The arresting officers were PCs Yusuf Khan and Nigel Appleby. The Merc was parked here. As we approached the car, we went...parked here. As we approached the car, we went round to the driver's side and Nigel was at the pas

...criminals who were stealing luxury vehicles and exporting them to Africa and Eastern Europe in shipping containers using fake manifests. We've got a...

...feeling unsafe. The man with the task of making people feel safer is Sergeant Crump, a veteran car crime cop with 25 years' service. His Ice Pick partner is...he putting them out? How is he putting them out? We'll cover towards the A406. Crump and Coll

...stolen vehicle, it will throw up an identity number which we can then contact Tracker with and they'll tell us what that unit belongs to, what type of...signal to get closer to it and finally recover the vehicle and identify it. Tracker's system clearl

...and I was directed to the port of Southampton. I, in turn, contacted the Special Branch at Southampton docks. We looked at the ship's manifest for...said it was. It was in Felixstowe, rather than Leicester. I contacted the Special Branch at Felixstowe

...All that changed when another Mercedes went missing. This time out of Manchester Airport, and this vehicle, to all intents and purposes, was rented...

...Britain's cops are fighting back. 'We've got both detained…' Felixstowe, East Anglia. A special squad of car cops are on the trail of a gang of...hope is that DC Wise can find clues in the container shipping manifest. In East Anglia, DC Griggs is con

...arrest a suspect inside the vehicle. The arresting officers were PCs Yusuf Khan and Nigel Appleby. The Merc was parked here. As we approached the car, we...in West Bromwich. He denied having anything to do with the thefts, but when Khan and Appleby rai

...of a burglary in Kent, another one in the southern area of the Met. A black VW Touareg as well. So, almost identical vehicles. There's a possibility...been stolen to order, someone's requested particular vehicles, in this case, a VW Touareg, and they'v

...be using special street cameras connected to police computers known as ANPR, Automatic Number Plate Recognition. We are out with local boroughs from...

...vehicle as well. Again, these are false plates. On this one, they've put the GB on and they've got a name and an Audi insignia. But again, there's no make...

...going to come back out and check the numbers. I'm fine. On this one, there's a VIN tag on here which matches up with the number plate, so that one's OK. Have...which matches up with the number plate, so that one's OK. Have you got the VIN number? Yes,

...to Tanzania in Africa, who ran his criminal operation from this house in the English Midlands. But this Mr Big didn't have Mercs stolen in burglaries or...

...the drive. Operation Ice Pick is an operation between ourselves and Redbridge, Havering, and Barking and Dagenham aimed at hardening the ground against...Number Plate Recognition. We are out with local boroughs from Romford, Havering, Redbridge and Bar

...Africa. These two vehicles are manifested as going to Mombasa, East Africa. One's a result of a burglary in Kent, another one in the southern area of the...the up. Estimates range between 6% and 16% of all burglaries being car keys. One insurer recentl

...Are you sitting down? I've got some good news and some bad news. 'Oh, Christ.' Well, the good news is, we've got your car. 'Oh!' The bad news is…...

...one's OK. Have you got the VIN number? Yes, that's fine. That's the visible Vehicle Identification Number here. Just checking the number stamped on the...

...is he putting them out? How is he putting them out? We'll cover towards the A406. Crump and Collier must wait for the ANPR cameras on the streets to alert...

...car off the drive. Operation Ice Pick is an operation between ourselves and Redbridge, Havering, and Barking and Dagenham aimed at hardening the ground...Plate Recognition. We are out with local boroughs from Romford, Havering, Redbridge and Barking an

...we normally do before we start to go into the container, a gentleman from the Port Authority checks the container with equipment to see whether there's any...

...during so-called two-in-one burglaries. 150 miles south of Felixstowe, the Hampshire Police are also on the case of the two-in-one thefts and stolen cars...killing you, they will do it without a shadow of a doubt. On the south coast, Hampshire Police a

...of Security at the rental company. In July, 2007, a Mercedes was rented from Birmingham Airport. The car was reported stolen by a female driver who stated...

...inside the vehicle. The arresting officers were PCs Yusuf Khan and Nigel Appleby. The Merc was parked here. As we approached the car, we went round to...Bromwich. He denied having anything to do with the thefts, but when Khan and Appleby raided his hou

...a veteran car crime cop with 25 years' service. His Ice Pick partner is PC Collier. They're going to be using special street cameras connected to police...them out? How is he putting them out? We'll cover towards the A406. Crump and Collier must wait f

...noticed is that certain marks of vehicle, certain prestige cars, 4X4s, the big German manufacturers, those sorts of cars still remain popular with organised...

...operation from this house in the English Midlands. But this Mr Big didn't have Mercs stolen in burglaries or carjacked. He simply hired them from a car rental...