(Baltimore, MD) -- The U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Baltimore Field Office recovered 307 stolen vehicles in fiscal year 2025.
Officials say that represents a 23 percent increase over the previous year.
The stolen vehicles with a collective value of $14.5 million were set to be exported overseas.
“Auto theft victimizes our nation’s citizens, dealerships, and rental companies, and Customs and Border Protection officers remain committed to combating transnational criminal organizations who are profiting on the international trade in stolen vehicles,” said Matthew Suarez, CBP’s Acting Director of Field Operations in Baltimore. “We want to make this perfectly clear, our seaports are not gateways for criminal organizations to export stolen vehicles or other illicit products.”
The Baltimore Field Office covers an area that spans from Trenton, New Jersey to the Virginia-North Carolina state line.
Officials say the most expensive vehicles recovered included a 2024 Lamborghini Urus valued at nearly $270,000 and a 2021 Bentley Bentayga Speed worth more than $249,000.
24/7 News Source contributed to this report.