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Perks of the Job: Colombian Cops Seize Mobster's Ferrari and Re-Brand It as A Police Car

By L&S 21/12/2011 07:34:00

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Police property: Colombian cops have re-purposed a 1991 Ferrari 348 formerly owned by drug lord Luis Hernando Gomez

The Colombian Police Force has taken delivery of its latest crime-fighting tool - a drug kingpin's beloved Ferrari.

The red 1991 Ferrari 348 was the pride and joy of feared cartel boss Luis Hernando Gomez.

Now the infamous mobster has to accept that his beloved sports car is being used as a propaganda tool by his number one enemy. Colombian cops decided to seize his assets when Gomez, known as 'Scratch', was jailed in the U.S. for trafficking more than 500,000 kg of cocaine across the borders.

A complex 2005 operation saw the authorities strip the 53-year-old of around R960m of goods, including farms, homes, artwork and this, his cherished Ferrari 348.

The mid-engined sports car has a 300bhp V8 and can do 0-120km/h in 5.1 seconds. It has a top speed of 275km/h.

Police claim Gomez kept the car in perfect condition and hardly drove it, so there were just 1,800 miles on the clock.

The drug lord was devastated when he discovered the authorities intended to sell off the ill-gotten gain - but no-one wanted to be seen driving it for fear of 'being whacked'.

As a result, the Policia Nacional de Colombia decided to take ownership of the Ferrari.

And then they did the one thing guaranteed to make Gomez squirm in his U.S. prison cell - they decked it out in a police livery and started driving it around the mean streets where he made his money. It’s the sort of justice that South Africans would love to see implemented here when the worm turns as it surely will.

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