Celebrities’ luxury cars seized after tax scam

A LARGE number of mega-rich motorists have had their luxury cars seized as part of an operation into a car importation scam.

Customs has seized 75 deluxe cars, worth between €100,000 and €285,000 each, as part of a probe into VAT fraud.

Officials estimate a further 75 luxury cars will be impounded under Operation Viking by the year’s end.