Crime lords turn Motor City into car-theft supermarket for Middle East buyers: ‘Somebody's getting paid’

Jeanine Pirro rips DC officials for 'coddling' criminal youths 'Outnumbered' panelists discuss the Trump administration's efforts to crackdown on crime as youth violence trends higher. An uptick in international organized crime groups smuggling stolen vehicles from the Motor City to countries in the Middle East is alarming law enforcement officials looking to crack down on the thefts, as experts say criminals are leveraging juveniles to do their dirty work. In September, eight men were indicted in federal court for allegedly operating a car theft and international smuggling operation in Detroit, Michigan, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan said in a news release . According to the 12-count indictment, the eight suspects conspired among themselves and others to coordinate the deliveries of stolen vehicles at one of four commercial or industrial lots throughout the Detroit metropolitan area. Once the vehicles were delivered, prosecutors said the men would pack at least two of the stolen vehicles into shipping containers and send them to nearby port cities by freight or rail. Once the containers arrived at the various port cities, the containers transporting the cars would allegedly be shipped overseas. AMERICAN TRUCKING INDUSTRY URGES LAWMAKERS TO ACT AS ONLINE CARGO THEFT SURGES Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Canada, on March 4, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) "A lot of the cars were shipped to the Middle East," Dearborn Police Cpl. Daniel Bartok told FOX 2, including locations like Iraq and Dubai. The suspects have been identified as Haydar Al Haydari, 41, of Garden City; Karar Alnakash, 43, of Detroit; Abbas Al Othman, 42; of Dearborn Heights; Mohammed Al Hilo, 36, of Detroit; Moustapha Al Fetlawi, 46, of Dearborn Heights; Terrill Davis, 33, of Detroit; David Roshinsky Williams, 32, of Harper Woods; and Mohammed Al Abboodi, 35, of Detroit, according to federal prosecutors. All eight men are charged with one count of conspiracy to transport stolen vehicles and one or more counts of transportation of a stolen vehicle, prosecutors said. ICE, CBP SEIZE 400 FIREARMS HIDDEN IN FAKE TRAILER WALLS AT SOUTHERN BORDER CROSSING The Port Detroit Port Authority at the General Motors Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Dominic Gwinn / Middle East Images via AFP via Getty Images) "Our efforts have led to the recovery of over 350 stolen vehicles and behind every one of those stolen cars is a victim," ICE HSI Detroit acting Special Agent in Charge Matthew Stentz said in a statement. "Our HSI special agents and law enforcement partners will continue to do the work necessary to take down these operations that harm everyday Americans." The recent indictment is merely the latest in what has become a surge in vehicle thefts throughout Michigan in recent years. In 2023, the state saw 28,408 reported cases of motor vehicle thefts, according to the Michigan Department of Attorney General. The uptick marked a 4.1% increase in thefts when compared to the previous year, and a...

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