Car cloning criminal network taken down in Tampa, Miami, Chicago, and Mexico

A car cloning scheme joint investigation, Operation Dual Identity, identified criminal cells in Tampa, Fla., Miami, Chicago, and Mexico. This joint investigative effort is one of the largest auto theft cases in the United States. Arrest warrants for 17 individuals were executed March 24 in Tampa, Miami, Chicago, Mexico City and Guadalajara, Mexico. To date, approximately 50 individuals associated with this operation have been charged. This investigation was initiated in December 2006.