Feds raid homes and take cars for emissions..

[ctrwannabe]

Feds raid S.C. home to seize Land Rover in EPA emission-control crackdown - Washington Times

When it comes to environmental regulation compliance, the Department of Homeland Security isn’t playing — as evidenced by a recent federal raid of a South Carolinian’s home to confiscate a Land Rover that violated EPA emission rules.
Jennifer Brinkley said she saw a line of law enforcement vehicles approaching her home and wondered what was wrong, the local WBTV reported. Homeland Security agents then went to her 1985 Land Rover Defender and lifted the hood.
“They popped up the hood and looked at the Vehicle Identification Number and compared it with a piece of paper and then took the car with them,” she said, WBTV reported.
She told Fox News that she was told the agents seized the vehicle because they thought it violated the Clean Air Act — though at the time, they weren’t completely sure. She also said her vehicle was just one of 40 that feds seized in various locations that same day for the same reason.
Ms. Brinkley told Fox News that she has no idea where the vehicle is now and that feds won’t tell her.
“I’m sad because I owned the car. It’s just an iconic car. I’m in disbelief … and surprised that somebody can come in and take your property,” she told Fox News. “It’s scary, it’s scary when it happens to you.”
WBTV reported that she had invested more than $60,000 in to the vehicle, which she bought online last year. WBTV also clarified that feds were seeking out imported vehicles with altered VINs that didn’t meet Environmental Protection Agency emission laws.
Ms. Brinkley said on Fox News that she had spent considerable money ensuring her vehicle would pass inspection laws and that it was in compliance with emission rules.


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wut :|

 

[hpiguy]

That's incredibly fishy. Since when does homeland security have anything to do with emissions? There's a lot more going on that isn't being told I bet.

 

[ctrwannabe]

Office of Homeland Security | US EPA

Their hands are in everything these days.

 

[BJoe]

I think those could have been illegally imported vehicles with fake VIN numbers. Not sure why they'd bother with that Rover unless it was stolen from elseware, it's more than 25 years old and should have been grandfathered in.

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

I think those could have been illegally imported vehicles with fake VIN numbers.

"thumbsup"

 

[badhoopty]

and some people have no worries that the gov would ever come get your guns…

from what i read this is over illegally imported land rovers, but still… not right.

 

[wings_of_fire]

A little bit info. Importing a land rover defender 90 or 110 diesel into the united states

 

[BJoe]

Found this too.
Exclusive: Feds Declare War on Imported Land Rover Defenders

 

[OSRC]

Because that's the biggest problem facing the country right now....smh

 

[ROWDY RACING]

Illegal cars are a problem, illegal people are not, WTF?

 

[TEDROCKZ]

Illegal cars are a problem, illegal people are not, WTF?

If the illegal people would drive the illegal cars I bet that would make the cars legal...Anchor cars"thumbsup"

Sales pitch: "Slip a cousin and two nephews over and receive a tank of gas and one free oil change". ~Big O's Illegal Used Cars and Sanctuary...

 

[MountainStorm]

Almost any K body makes a great Anchor.