In the Yaroslavl region in the ownership of the state passed Mercedes with a fake VIN

At the suit of the Prosecutor’s office of the Danilovsky district, the court seized the property of the state converted Mercedes with a fake VIN number.

According to the press service of the prosecutor's office of the Yaroslavl region, a resident of the Danilovsky district in 2023 or earlier bought a Mercedes car of the old model for cash. Merin was good for everyone, but was not registered with the traffic police. When the new owner tried to design the car honorably, it turned out that the VIN numbers on the engine and other parts of the car “broken”. That's what often happens to stolen cars.

The inspection showed that the actual owner of the car did not have the necessary documentary evidence of the fact of legal acquisition.

According to the revealed facts, the prosecutor of the Danilov district filed a lawsuit with the court on recognizing the ownerless and applying to the state property of the Mercedes car, passing as material evidence in a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 326 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (forgery of the vehicle identification number).

The Danilovsky District Court, having considered the arguments of the prosecution, satisfied the claims and turned the car into state property.