{"id":2409,"date":"2022-09-09T15:39:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T07:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2022-09-09T15:39:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T07:39:16","slug":"police-seize-vintage-bentley-worth-115-million-because-of-whats-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=2409","title":{"rendered":"Police seize vintage Bentley worth $115 million because of what’s in it"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The most expensive vintage Bentley ever sold was a rare 1932 4.5-liter Supercharged “Blower” Bentley that went for $7 million at an auction in England in 2012.<\/p>\n

One has now been discovered in Australia that’s worth over 20 times more than that \u2014 but only because of what was in it.<\/p>\n

Police in New South Wales were tipped off that a 1960 Bentley S2 was being shipped from Canada that they might want to check out.<\/p>\n

Following its arrival in Port Botany on Thursday, authorities served a warrant at a home where it was being stored, seized it and had it X-rayed.<\/p>\n

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\n Police were tipped off to the shipment.
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Spotting some anomalies on the scan, they removed the headlights and found bags of methamphetamine stuffed behind them, then preceded to dismantle the vehicle.<\/p>\n

All told, 350 pounds of meth and 132 pounds of cocaine, worth around $115 million, were discovered within the car, a police report said.<\/p>\n

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\n Some of the methamphetamine was hidden behind the headlights.\u00a0
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Two men, ages 22 and 23, were taken into custody and charged with several drug trafficking offenses.<\/p>\n

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A follow-up investigation led to two additional related arrests and the seizure of five pounds of meth and $750,000 in cash.<\/p>\n

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\n This 1932 4.5-liter Supercharged "Blower" Bentley was auctioned in 2012 for $7 million.
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Details on the vehicle and its ownership history were not released, but a typical S2 in top condition is worth around $75,000, while custom coachbuilt models can go for $350,000, according to the Hagerty collector car valuation guide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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