280 new cars, expensive car brands have disappeared after the APEC summit in Papua new Guinea. The police are looking after the property of the state – so far in vain.

In Papua new Guinea are more than gone 280 luxury cars, the had creates the country for the Asia-Pacific summit in November 2018, specially. The chief of the competent police Department, Dennis Corcoran, appealed to all legal owners, the expensive cars immediately return: “Every person who has acquired in an illegal way state property, will be arrested and charged.”

A Park luxury cars with APEC number plate

cars for the APEC summit

The Meeting of the APEC States in Port Moresby, capital of Papua new Guinea, was the first international summit in the history of the country. At the summit of heads of state and government had attended the chiefs from more than 20 countries, including China, Russia and the United States. Were ordered from abroad numerous new cars. Including goods in addition to luxury SUV’s from various manufacturers car 40 Maserati Quattroporte has a very striking, four-door sedan of the Italian luxury brand.

according to The police, were now given back all of the 40 Maserati – 284 other cars this has not happened, however. It is unclear where these cars are. It is suspected that many of the cars are now used for private purposes.

criticism of the cost

the purchase of The luxury cars made last year for a lot of criticism. Papua new Guinea counts approximately eight million inhabitants and treasures, in spite of many ground-one of the poorest countries in the world. In the development index of the United Nations, Papua new Guinea is located far back on course 153.

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