Romanian police have seized another luxury supercar from Andrew Tate’s home following new allegations of human trafficking and sex crimes.
Andrew, along with his brother Tristan, are being investigated over allegations that a 17-year-old girl was trafficked to the UK and “coerced into performing sexual acts for the purpose of producing pornographic material”.
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The Ferrari SF90 Stradale is removed from Andrew Tait’s home in Voluntari, near Bucharest, Romania. Photo: Reuters
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Undercover police officers walk as authorities remove a Lamborghini Huracan from Andrew Tate’s home on the outskirts of Bucharest. Photo credit: AP
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Authorities recover the Ferrari 812 Competizione that was taken from Andrew Tate’s home. Photo credit: AP
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A Russian-made Lada 1500 is removed by authorities from Andrew Tait’s home. Photo: AP
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Andrew Tait cries outside a Bucharest courtroom after being placed under house arrest in Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: AP
The pair are already awaiting trial in Romania along with the two women, charged with human trafficking and forming a criminal ring to exploit women.
Andrew Tate was also charged with rape in the case.
In a recent raid on Andrew Tate’s property in Bucharest, police seized 16 luxury cars, a motorbike, laptops, luxury watches and cash.
Andrew Tate’s arrest
Three other homes in and around the city are also believed to have been searched.
The list of luxury cars seized includes a £380,000 Ferrari Stradale SF90 and a Lamborghini Huracan worth around £235,000.
Dramatic pictures show Romanian police towing the supercar away, alongside a Mercedes-Benz, a McLaren and a more modest-looking classic red Lada.
The total value of the seized vehicles is reported to be around £1.2 million.
Georgiana Popa, one of the Taits’ lawyers, said today that the seizure was lawful but without basis and was being contested.
“The car [Tate brothers’] she added of the property, without giving further details.
This comes just three days after the Tate brothers were taken into custody on new charges.
A Tate spokesman exclusively told The Sun that Andrew has been placed under house arrest for 30 days.
Meanwhile, the two were detained and questioned overnight on Wednesday when Romanian police searched four homes in Bucharest and Ilfov county, but their brother Tristan was released.
Romania’s Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) said it was investigating the brothers on suspicion of trafficking in minors, human trafficking, sexual intercourse with minors, influence peddling and money laundering.
An elite unit of police had the power to detain them for 24 hours, after which a judge could approve a preventive arrest to hold them for a further 30 days.
DIICOT said on Thursday that the alleged victim, a 17-year-old man, had been “tricked” into being held in multiple locations in Romania and the UK.
She was allegedly forced to perform sex acts before the pornographic images were sent to various websites.
Romanian police also allege that the defendant had been in a “sexual relationship” with a 15-year-old girl since December 2020.
The moment Special Forces officers burst into Andrew Tate’s house through the roof after it was sealed off with a ‘bulletproof door’ during a ‘sex acts with a minor’ investigation
According to authorities, the two defendants are accused of purchasing luxury vehicles “in the names of close friends” to conceal the profits they were making from human trafficking.
They allegedly used the “lover boy” technique to get the girls to fall in love with them, then recruited them and took them to different homes to produce the porn.
It will then reportedly be broadcast across multiple platforms for which viewers will pay.
Romanian authorities said a total of 34 alleged victims were identified, all in a “clearly vulnerable state”.
Prosecutors allege the defendants made $2.8 million (£2.1 million) from the “sexual exploitation of their victims”.
The Tate brothers were first arrested in December 2022 and have since categorically denied all the charges.
The man, a dual British and American national who grew up in Luton, is also wanted in the UK after being accused of rape and sexual assault by four women.
The appeals court in Bucharest granted a British request to have them extradited to Britain after legal proceedings in Romania are completed.
A Bucharest court recently banned the brothers from leaving Romania while they await their trafficking trial.
This reverses an earlier decision in July that allowed travel within the EU.
A trial date has not yet been set.
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Brothers Tristan (left) and Andrew Tate leave court on Thursday. Photo: Rex
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An angry Andrew speaks to reporters outside court on Thursday. Photo credit: EPA
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Police officers are seen using ladders to climb onto the roof.
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Police officers outside the Tate brothers’ home in Pipera. Photo: Reuters
Past asset seizures
In March 2024, the Tait brothers lost a lawsuit to recover £10 million worth of assets, including 12 luxury cars, which were seized by police last year.
Andrew and Tristan had £3 million worth of assets seized in January last year, including business investments worth £84,000 and 21 bitcoins worth around £440,000.
Other assets seized included 15 luxury cars, 14 luxury watches and 10 buildings and land, all located in and around Bucharest, Romania.
A spokesman confirmed to The Sun that the company had lost its bid to get the assets back.
The brothers’ watch collection includes two Hublots, three Patek Philippe, one Cartier, three Audemars Piguet, one Akrivos, two Rolexes, one Ulysse Nardin, and one Breitling.
Romania’s anti-organized crime police unit, DIICOT, also seized cars including three Porsches, two BMWs, two Ferraris, an Aston Martin, a McLaren, a Lamborghini and five Mercedes.
Timeline of the Tate brothers’ arrests
Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate were arrested in December 2022 and charged with human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women.
December 29, 2022: The brothers, along with two women, are detained in Romania for 30 days on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group.
January 3, 2023: Romanian authorities seize Andrew’s luxury car collection.
January 8, 2023: Andrew Tate’s account posts a cryptic tweet saying, “The Matrix attacked me. But they got it wrong. You can’t kill ideas. They’re hard to kill.”
January 10, 2023: Andrew appears in court in Bucharest to appeal against his detention, but the judge rules against him.
March 31, 2023: The Bucharest Court of Appeal rejects the judge’s decision to extend Andrew’s prison sentence for a fourth time, placing him under house arrest.
June 20, 2023: The brothers are formally charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal ring to sexually exploit women.
July 13, 2023: The Tates file a $5 million lawsuit against a Florida woman who falsely accused them of holding them captive in Romania, a charge that led to the couple’s arrest on human trafficking charges.
August 4, 2023: Andrew wins his appeal to be released from house arrest in Romania while awaiting trial on human trafficking charges.
December 11, 2023: A judge dismisses the Tait brothers’ appeal for the return of assets worth £10 million.
January 8, 2024: The Bucharest Court of Appeal overturns the ruling and the brothers’ assets are to be returned.
12 March 2024: Two brothers are arrested in Romania on suspicion of sexual assaults in the UK dating back to 2012 and 2015. They deny the charges.
22 March 2024: The brothers lose their appeal to recover £3 million worth of assets seized by police.
April 26, 2024: A Romanian court rules that Andrew and Tristan will stand trial in an ongoing investigation into rape and human trafficking.
July 5, 2024: Court rules that Andrew and Tristan can leave Romania but must remain in the EU
July 16, 2024: The court overturns a previous ruling that allowed the Tate brothers to leave Romania while they await trial.
Aug. 21, 2024: Police detain Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, on new charges of human trafficking and sexual conduct with a minor.
August 22, 2024: Andrew Tate is placed under house arrest and Tristan is released.
24 August 2024: More luxury cars are seized from Andrew Tate’s Bucharest home.
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Andrew Tait (centre) and his brother Tristan (right) speak to journalists after being released from detention in Bucharest, Romania, on March 12. Photo credit: AFP
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