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Thursday, August 18, 2022

Damn, it's a regular Catalytic Converter Cartel

Police in the Portland, Oregon suburb of Beaverton have arrested a man they say led a catalytic converter trafficking ring that moved more than 44,000 of the stolen devices since the beginning of 2021.

Police say that Brennan Patrick Doyle's operation trafficked stolen converters in Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Texas and New York. Doyle is one of 14 people facing indictments so far in an operation that police had been monitoring since March. Doyle alone was hit with 72 charges that include money laundering, aggravated theft and racketeering. 

The 44,000 converters had an estimated street value exceeding $22 million, according to the Associated Press:
-Steve