Philippines:Luxury cars crushed to pieces

The Filipino government  on Friday (June 18th), has destroyed 21 luxury cars costing an estimated $1.2 million (£874,665 / €1 million). Part of the destroyed convoy included a McLaren 620R, a Porsche 911, and a Bentley Flying Spur. Moreover, models such as the Mercedes SLK, a Lotus Elise, a modified Hyundai Genesis coupe, a Toyota Solara, and 14 “Mitsubishi Jeeps" were also other major casualties of the theatrics show by the Filipino government.

As per the Bureau of Customs, all these luxury cars were "smuggled" into the country by different consignees. They were seized on separate occasions from 2018 to 2020. These luxury cars were seized and destroyed “pursuant to Presidential Directive 2017-447, in which President Rodrigo Roa Duterte reiterated the need to destroy smuggled vehicles to send the strong message that the government is serious in its efforts against smuggling." This was the second “condemnation activity" this year by the Filipino government, as previously 17 vehicles including a BMW Z1, a Ferrari 360 Spider, and a Lamborghini Gallardo, were obliterated by the Bureau of Customs on February 9th.