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A Miami auto-sales business and repair shop was searched by Miami-Dade deputies and FBI agents after a 2019 Mercedes reported missing in New York was found with a replaced VIN.<\/p>\n
Miami Herald File<\/p>\n
The raid of a Miami auto sales and repair shop on Wednesday morning ended in the arrest of the owner for having a stolen vehicle on his property, authorities said.<\/p>\n
In an investigation that involved the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office and the FBI\u2019s New York Division, officers went to Cube Motors at 333 NW 79th Street to execute a search warrant, according to the arrest affidavit of Aslan Abdullayev, 37.<\/p>\n
The business sells cars and does body and mechanical repairs, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Officers found a 2019 white Mercedes GLE 45 parked in the for-sale section of the business. Authorities say an inspection of the car showed that it was titled in Texas. A records check of the car showed that it had been reported missing by the New York Police Department.<\/p>\n
Authorities say an inspection of the car revealed the Vehicle Identification Number label had been replaced with a different one, which they describe as being \u201cof inferior quality to those manufactured and applied by the Mercedes-Benz group.\u201d<\/p>\n
The car is worth $67,544, authorities say.<\/p>\n
While detectives were inspecting other vehicles, Abdullayev arrived. Abdullayev was unable to provide detectives with any paperwork or title for the car.<\/p>\n
Abdullayev is charged with grand theft, selling a vehicle with an altered ID and counterfeiting a VIN decal. Jail records show he is on an immigration hold and remains locked up at the Metro West Detention Center in Doral as of Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n