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996 Porsche 911 Turbo from Drug Dealers Used by Romanian Police

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Photo: Adevarul.ro
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This supercar from a decade ago has one heck of a story behind it. Back in 2002, a 996 generation of Porsche 911 Turbo was stopped by Romania police. Two turkish drug dealers were trying to use it to smuggle 60 kilograms of heroine into Germany.
The car was confiscated by the police and was subsequently used by the Romanian Finance Ministry. Turn the clock forward and in 2007, 60 more kilos of drugs were found in the car when it was taken in for a routine service and checkup as the Turbo was going to be used for undercover work.

This car has become quite famous in the Romanian media, and now it’s being shoehorned into another role. It’s been livered with Police stickers and will soon become their tool to hunt down speed freaks. These photos provided by Adevarul.ro show the car being tested on DN1 highway, at the hand of a specially trained policeman.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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