The Scottish Police Uses Seized Audi Q7

How does a police squad get a 40,000 pounds Audi Q7? Simple, they seize it. It happened in Glasgow, Scotland, where the police managed to seize the car from a criminal gang operating in the north of the city. The Q7 is now being used by the Strathclyde Police, Scotland's largest police force.

Though it’s the first time the police station is using a seized vehicle to its own benefit, things seem to be going well.

Assistant Chief Constable John Neilson, QPM said, "this is a first for Strathclyde Police, but it certainly won't be the last. As you can clearly see, we are proactively seizing your assets.  I would say to the criminals that what you have this week; your houses, your cars - you might not have next week.  The hard working, law abiding citizens need to know that we are hurting those involved in serious and organised crime where it matters - their pockets."

Speaking after the photo call, and in the same week the Scottish Parliament will debate serious and organised crime, Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice said, "for too long, gangsters have used flash cars as a very visible symbol of their supposed power over their communities. They are paid for with dirty money and fuelled by the blood, sweat and tears of decent people.  This car has now become a symbol of something else - the tide that is turning against the gangsters."

"I congratulate Strathclyde Police on their determination to get back at the serious and organised criminals who have laboured under the illusion that they control parts of Glasgow.  Well, the message is clear - you do not. You are not untouchable and your ill gotten gains will be taken off you," he added.