more than 300 catalytic converters seized in Dublin

[ShiWarrior]

Gardaí have made their biggest ever seizure of catalytic converters after finding some 300 converters, valued at about €150,000 and weighing 1275kg, in a search operation in Dublin.

It is the second major seizure in recent months following the discovery of 100 converters in another Garda raid on premises in Co Meath in February.



https://www.irishtimes.com/news/cri...talytic-converters-seized-in-dublin-1.4538276

 

[Tom_ed1987]

Average value of 500 euro each? Wonder what cars they were from

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Probably the hundreds that have been nicked from my area this year alone.

To think I had to pay good money to remove mine.

 

[JohnG7]

Piekery vbamp?

Probably the hundreds that have been nicked from my area this year alone.

To think I had to pay good money to remove mine.

You should have parked near a ***** camp, they would have removed it for you for free (and probably also the alloys).

 

[Kenai]

Plot twist - they raided Euro Car Parts

 

[ShiWarrior]

 

[jaybee]

Does this mean my 2003 focus valued at £250 is because it has a cat?

 

[ShiWarrior]

no
the cats that were seized most of them were from Hybrid vehicles

checked autotrader, a 2003 Focus are worth nearly £500, not £250 !

 

[nst68]

Snatch summed it up best

 

[Cyber-Mav]

Did they catch the people selling or stealing them?

 

[mrk]

In action...

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

I wonder if the police have a way for those of us who’ve had our cats stolen to ask for one back

 

[Cyber-Mav]

In action...

surprised they not left the owner a £200 labour charge

 

[Scougar]

In US some places offer fitting a big metal sheet to make it really difficult to remove.

 

[ShiWarrior]

for free ?

 

[p1RATE]

I had my MX5 cat stolen 2 weeks ago. I had no idea it was worth 600-700. I really hope they start catching some of these scumbags

 

[ShiWarrior]

I had my MX5 cat stolen 2 weeks ago. I had no idea it was worth 600-700. I really hope they start catching some of these scumbags

may i ask what year your mx5 was ?
im assuming its one of the older ones ?

 

[pugheaven]

In action...

What are they using to take them off?

 

[ShiWarrior]

What are they using to take them off?

they use portable disc cutters

 

[pugheaven]

they use portable disc cutters

That's kinda what I was thinking apart from noise made me question myself. Little **** houses... is there any reason this has now become "a thing"?