CAR THEFT: INTERPOL tracks down 150 stolen vehicles from Canada to Nigeria, other African countries.

Operation Safe Wheels discovered 150 stolen cars, primarily from Canada, smuggled into Nigeria and other West African. The discovery came during an INTERPOL operation code-named Operation Safe Wheels, a two-week initiative in March 2025 involving 12 West African countries, including Ghana and Nigeria, which uncovered dozens of stolen vehicles across the region.

The operation has led to the seizure of more than 75 vehicles so far.

Globally, hundreds of thousands of vehicles are stolen every year, often becoming part of a larger illicit trade.