Major Nour El-Din details 80s motorcycle theft

In the 1980s, the Cairo and Giza governorates experienced a strange phenomenon related to the theft of modern and advanced Japanese motorcycles. Dozens of vehicles vanished without a trace just days after being stolen. The thefts were not ordinary; the thieves would visit public auctions that sold motorcycle spare parts and junk, purchasing parts legally. They would then realign the original numbers of the stolen motorcycles, repaint them, and assign new identification numbers to ensure they could pass legally on the streets. The criminal network responsible was uncovered, led by a young man with a moderate level of education. By buying batches of scrap motorcycles and systematically altering their identification numbers, they prepared stolen vehicles with legitimate papers, making it difficult to identify them. Police managed to apprehend the gang after a three-day undercover operation in the canal, during which they recovered more than a ton of original parts. They also identified many stolen vehicles and returned them to their owners. This operation impressed the Minister at the time, who considered it a proactive security measure that highlighted the importance of cunning and premeditation in combating organized crime.

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