<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An alleged international crime ring has allegedly stolen dozens of Toyota cars from </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/brisbane" rel="" target="_blank" title="Brisbane "><span>Brisbane</span></a><span> and shipped them for sale in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/uae" rel="" target="_blank" title="United Arab Emirates"><span>United Arab Emirates</span></a><span>. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="_blank" title="Police "><span>Police</span></a><span> investigating a rise in Toyota thefts in Brisbane late last year uncovered an alleged organised operation stealing specific models, including Land Cruisers and Prados. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They alleged a group of seven men from Japan, Brazil, Fiji and Afghanistan flew to the city in October and stole 60 cars across the region from October 20 to December 1.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-tax-dodgers-banned-leaving-country-ato/f2111b7d-48f5-497a-bae8-3abb35e01bbd" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>ATO vow to ban tax dodgers from leaving Australia</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police allege they packaged the cars in shipping containers to send to the UAE for an estimated $9 million profit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Their alleged operation was uncovered when two stolen Land Cruisers were driven into a wrecking yard in Rocklea on December 2. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police declared the site a crime scene about 2.30am that day and found the cars inside a shipping container hidden behind a "facade" of disassembled vehicle parts.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-brisbane-seven-men-accused-of-stealing-60-toyota-cars-to-ship-to-uae-in-9-million-operation/a2385557-85ea-413b-afdf-a03f56cd19da" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Over the following weeks, two more shipping containers containing four allegedly stolen cars were found in the Port of Brisbane, and four shipping containers were found in the Port of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="_blank" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police have only recovered 15 of the allegedly stolen Toyotas, with the outstanding cars already in the UAE.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The seven men, aged between 28 and 45, have been arrested and charged with over 300 offences.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/cataract-crash-six-people-rushed-to-hospital-after-crash-between-truck-and-multiple-cars-nsw/35d6dce7-315c-42a4-aa97-c22a41d1b894" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Six people rushed to hospital after crash between truck and multiple cars</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>South Brisbane District Detective Inspector Paul Dalton said the men were all in Australia legally.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He alleged they stole the cars without keys and within minutes with a method only seen before in Victoria. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's brazen. I'll use the word bespoke," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brisbane Detective Acting Inspector Russell Joyce said it was unclear why the men were allegedly targeting Toyota cars in Brisbane.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Joyce also stressed that the companies that moved the shipped containers did so without knowledge of what was contained inside.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The inspectors were unable to say exactly how the seven men were connected and how their alleged operation came to be, but said investigations were ongoing. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-fastest-growing-jobs-revealed-ai/6d1bee9f-fd9e-4b68-a0c3-5f2c8a086f4a" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>AI dominates as Australia's fastest-growing jobs revealed</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Of the seven men, a 29-year-old, 40-year-old, 44-year-old and 45-year-old were each charged with 60 counts of stealing a vehicle and six counts of attempted stealing of a vehicle.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 28-year-old was charged with 17 counts of stealing a vehicle, and a 31-year-old was charged with 32 counts of stealing a vehicle.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They will all remain behind bars until they appear at the Brisbane Magistrates Court later this month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another 40-year-old was charged with two counts of stealing a vehicle and will face the same court later this month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police have assured the community that there is no ongoing threat to the community. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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