California may be the car theft capital of the country, but there is no city or state immune from the danger to your vehicle. There is no doubt that border cities, by that I mean cities along the border with Mexico are more vulnerable to car theft as thieves steal the vehicles and get them across the border.

Did you know that back in June 22 people were in the Albuquerque area and throughout New Mexico during the takedown of a major international auto theft and drug trafficking ring with ties to the Sinaloa drug cartel? The ring is believed to have stolen hundreds of luxury cars – including Hummers – from car lots in Arizona, Utah, Oklahoma and New Mexico. As reported in www.arizonadailyindependent.com.

Drugs and Car Theft – A Symbiotic Relationship

The investigation began when officials learned about an organized scheme to steal luxury vehicles off car lots in Albuquerque. The vehicles were allegedly illegally shipped to Mexico in exchange for drugs that were then trafficked throughout New Mexico.

Those arrested face charges for their roles in a large scale car theft scheme that shipped stolen luxury vehicles from New Mexico to Mexico in exchange for methamphetamine and heroin.

During the takedown, agents and officers seized seven firearms, including a sawed-off shotgun and a stolen weapon, as well as various amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine.

During the course of the investigation, authorities have recovered about 34 luxury vehicles with an estimated value of $2 million.

I am not 100% certain that an online anti-theft class will keep these hoodlums from stealing again, but I do believe that mandatory classes at stoptheftclass.com would keep some thieves from ever pilfering in the first place.