- Luxury car that was allegedly stolen found more than 11,000 kilometres away
- A white 2016 Mercedes-Benz C200 Coupe was ‘stolen from home in Glen Iris’
- The near-new car was spotted at a workshop overseas by a passing Australian
A luxury car that was allegedly stolen from one of Melbourne’s most exclusive suburbs five months ago has been found in the most bizarre place.
The white 2016 Mercedes-Benz C200 Coupe vanished from a home in February while the family were sleeping upstairs, according to Car Advice.
The brazen robbery saw the alleged thieves break into the double story house, steal the car keys, leaving a nearby wallet behind, before driving off in the near-new car.
A white 2016 Mercedes-Benz C200 Coupe (pictured) was allegedly stolen from a home in February
The car (pictured) was found more than 11,000 kilometres away in perfect condition in a workshop in Dubai by a passing Australian
However, the car was found more than 11,000 kilometres away in perfect condition in a workshop in Dubai.
Spotted by an Australian tourist, the stolen car still had its Victorian registration plates and original dealership frames displayed.
‘While you can’t register the car here, you can easily take it to Pakistan or India with duplicate papers and it’s quite easy to register,’ the person who found the missing car in July told Paul Maric.
‘I thought it was very strange. You sometimes see British cars, but never cars from Australia.’
It is unclear how the thieves got the luxury car from the Melbourne home to the workshop in Dubai without pulling it apart.
Victoria Police arrested a 32-year-old Endeavour Hills man earlier this month over the alleged car theft.
Three other people have also been arrested by United Arab Emirates authorities according to 3AW.
It is unclear how the thieves got the luxury car from the Melbourne home to the workshop in Dubai without pulling it apart (stock image)