The Romanian government seized 11 cars, adding $2. 9 million to Bugatti Chiron, from questionable social media influencer Andrew Tate, who was arrested for alleged human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal group, according to the New York Post. This is the same car the former kickboxer used. to mock Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, the outlet added. In addition to Tate, an Anglo-American citizen, his brother Tristan and two Romanian nationals were also arrested by police on similar charges.
Other cars seized by police come with two Ferraris and a Porsche, as well as a Rolls-Royce Wraith and an Aston Martin Vanquish S Ultimate, according to the Post report, which mentions local media.
Before his arrest, Tate posted a photo of himself next to a Bugatti and claimed he had 33 cars.
Metro said in its report that Tate and his brother Tristan allegedly recruited and exploited six by forcing them into “forced labor . . . and pornographic acts with a view to generating and disseminating such material” online for “substantial monetary gains”.
The media outlet extra said the Bucharest government had seized all their belongings, adding the space where the Tate brothers allegedly kept the six women.
Romanian police raided five locations across the country based on their investigation.
On Friday, a Romanian court ordered Tate to detain him for 30 days. The influencer and his brother were first detained for 24 hours, but prosecutors had asked the court to extend the detention of the four suspects as part of their ongoing investigation.
The move came just days after Tate had a heated Twitter exchange with Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg, who netizens say helped Romanian police arrest him.
Viral Twitter exchanges between Tate and Thunberg this week on topics ranging from “huge emissions” to pizza boxes have fueled hypotheses on social media.
Some netizens argued that the pizza logo featured in a video posted through Tate in his angry exchanges with Thunberg helped police verify Tate’s presence in Romania.
But Romania’s Directorate for the Fight against Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT), Ramona Bolla, said it “is linked. “
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