Romanian police seize luxury cars from Andrew Tate’s propertyon January 14, 2023 at 2:55 pm

- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -

Vehicles including a Rolls-Royce, BMW and Mercedes-Benz were taken away.

A Romanian law enforcement officer steers a Ferrari sports car of Andrew TateImage source, EPA

Several luxury cars have been seized from British-American influencer Andrew Tate’s property in Bucharest.

Mr Tate was detained alongside his brother Tristan last month as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking and rape, which they deny.

Cars, including a Rolls-Royce, BMW and Mercedes-Benz were removed from the property on Saturday, Reuters reported.

Mr Tate’s lawyer was not immediately available for comment.

A Lamborghini sports car of former professional kickboxer and social media influencer Andrew Tate

Image source, EPA

On Tuesday, Mr Tate lost a bid to end his detention in Romania after a court rejected his appeal and said he should remain in custody.

Mr Tate was seen carrying what appeared to be a copy of the Quran as he walked into Bucharest Appeal Court handcuffed to his brother.

After the arrests on 29 December, police said they had identified six people who were allegedly “sexually exploited” by what it called an “organised criminal group”.

Police alleged the victims were “recruited” by the British citizens, who they said misrepresented their intention to enter into a relationship with the victims – which they called “the loverboy method”.

They were later forced to perform in pornographic content under threat of violence, a statement alleged.

Romanian law enforcement officers complete the seizure papers for the luxury cars belonging to Andrew Tate

Image source, EPA

The Tates’ lawyer, Eugen Vidineac, has said his clients rejected all the allegations.

Born in the US before moving to the UK, Mr Tate went on to have a successful career as a kickboxer.

In 2016, he was removed from British TV show Big Brother over a video which appeared to show him attacking a woman. He then set up a “webcam business”, which he described as “adult entertainment”.

He went on to gain global notoriety, with Twitter banning him for saying women should “bear responsibility” for being sexually assaulted. He has since been reinstated.

- Advertisement -

Discover

Sponsor

Latest

Emotional Boulter dedicates Wimbledon win to granon June 30, 2022 at 4:08 pm

British wildcard Katie Boulter enthrals Wimbledon's Centre Court with a stunning fightback to beat 2021 runner-up Karolina Pliskova.Venue: All England Club Dates: 27 June-10...

England v New Zealand: Jamie Overton makes England Test squad for the first timeon June 16, 2022 at 12:39 pm

Jamie Overton receives a first call-up to the England Test squad for the final Test of the three-match series against New Zealand at Headingley.Jamie...

World Cup 2022: Wales’ Allen backs Bale and Ramsey to shine in England gameon November 27, 2022 at 1:07 pm

Joe Allen says Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey can rise to the occasion when Wales face England knowing victory is essential for any chance...

Turkish election: Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu clash in desperate race for voteson May 27, 2023 at 8:45 am

The last hours of Turkey's presidential race turn sour as the candidates argue over refugees.Image source, Getty ImagesBy Paul KirbyBBC News, AnkaraThe last hours...

What was in the mini-budget and what is the government’s new plan?on October 17, 2022 at 12:57 pm

Almost all tax measures announced in the mini-budget will be reversed.Almost all tax measures announced in the mini-budget will be reversed.