A ESSEX man has been charged with trying to fraudulently sell dozens of high-value cars following a series of police raids. 

Three men have been charged with the theft and fraudulent selling of at least 70 high-value vehicles following raids across Essex, London, and Hertfordshire on Wednesday.

Alax Alabo, 37, of Victoria Avenue, Southend, Richard Baker, 38, of Warburton Terrace, Waltham Forest and Lenus Rosil, 40, of New Church Road, Southwark were charged on Thursday with conspiracy to acquire / use / possess criminal property, namely a large volume of motor vehicles, between November 17, 2019 and February 26, 2021.

They are due to appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court today.

Six other people who were arrested during the raids have been bailed pending further enquiries.

The raids were carried out at ten addresses, and nine people were arrested and dealt with as above.

The high-value vehicles are said to be worth more than £1.5 million in total, most being Range Rovers.

It is claimed people used scanners to copy the signal from the owners’ keyless fobs as the luxury vehicles were parked in driveways.

It is alleged false plates were then fitted to the cars or otherwise changed their identity before selling them on.