HSI said in 2023, it has already seized about 300 stolen vehicles at the Port of Newark - a 32% increase from last year.
"We're really focusing on the financial nexus that ties into these stolen vehicles," Ricky Patel, special agent in charge of HSI Newark, said.
HSI said it believes 10 percent of the country's stolen cars are exported or are attempted to be exported out of the country.
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