10/20/2026
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Police Recovered $3M In Stolen Luxury Cars. 5 People Now Face Charges.
Between August 1, 2025, and September 15, 2026, luxury vehicles being transported across the United States were targeted in an organized theft operation involving altered delivery instructions and fraudulent transportation arrangements. Investigators determined that high-end vehicles were being redirected to unauthorized locations in Houston, Texas, before being transported to other states for shipment overseas.
According to the Houston Police Department, the operation involved vehicles belonging to individuals relocating or purchasing automobiles, as well as dealerships and auction houses. The stolen vehicles included Mercedes-Benz models, Cadillac Escalades, Range Rovers, Lamborghinis, Rolls-Royces, and Bentleys, with many valued at more than $100,000 each.
Investigators determined that members of the group allegedly gained access to vehicle transportation information and manipulated delivery arrangements to intercept the automobiles before they reached their intended destinations.
In some instances, the suspects posed as vehicle owners or customers to obtain possession of cars from legitimate transportation drivers. In others, they allegedly impersonated transportation companies, accepted shipping assignments, gathered information about the vehicles, and contacted the actual carriers to redirect deliveries to locations controlled by the group.
One of the transportation platforms identified during the investigation was Central Dispatch, a service used to coordinate vehicle shipments nationwide. Court documents alleged that the suspects gained unauthorized access to shipping information and altered delivery instructions.
However, Central Dispatch reported finding no evidence that its platform had been hacked. The company explained that criminals sometimes obtain transportation account credentials through phishing and other deceptive methods. Investigators have not publicly established exactly how the suspects obtained access to the delivery information.
Once the vehicles were redirected, members of the group allegedly accepted them from transportation drivers and moved them to commercial parking lots throughout Houston. Investigators believe the vehicles' factory-installed tracking devices were disabled before the cars were left parked for several hours or days to reduce the likelihood of immediate detection.
The vehicles were then transported to locations along the East Coast, where they were prepared for overseas shipment.
During the investigation, authorities recovered several stolen vehicles at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Some had already been loaded into shipping containers labeled as containing rebar, a construction material, rather than automobiles.
Houston investigators worked with the New York Police Department and New Jersey State Police to recover the vehicles before they could be shipped overseas.
One documented theft involved a 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE63 valued at more than $266,000. The vehicle was supposed to be transported to Florida, but the legitimate delivery driver received instructions directing him to deliver it to a residence in Houston instead.
According to court documents, a man and a woman accepted the Mercedes at the Houston residence, paid for the transportation, and drove away with the vehicle.
Investigators later identified the individuals as 35-year-old Iman Ouda Al Saedi and her 17-year-old stepson, who was also implicated in the theft operation.
As investigators examined the group's activities, they identified Al Saedi's husband, 41-year-old Dheyaa Thabit Abd, as another suspected participant. Abd and Al Saedi operated a mechanic business in southwest Houston, where investigators believe some individuals involved in moving the stolen vehicles were paid for their services.
Authorities determined that Abd, Al Saedi, and the teenager allegedly worked together to retrieve vehicles and conduct surveillance intended to detect law enforcement activity. They also coordinated with other participants responsible for collecting, relocating, and preparing the vehicles for transportation.
Two additional men, 29-year-old Matthew Gonzalez and 30-year-old Saifuldeen Al Gburi, were identified during the investigation.
Following his arrest, Gonzalez admitted to investigators that he had worked with Abd and Al Gburi for several months. According to court documents, Gonzalez told investigators that the two men directed him where to retrieve stolen vehicles and where to deliver them.
Gonzalez also claimed that Abd was responsible for disabling vehicle tracking systems and arranging for stolen automobiles to be shipped to Dubai.
He told investigators that he regularly visited Abd's business in the Galleria area to collect payments for transporting vehicles. Gonzalez also reported that Abd's teenage son had once paid him directly in connection with an attempted vehicle theft.
Investigators began connecting the thefts after receiving reports about missing vehicles whose tracking systems showed their last known locations in Houston. Some of the automobiles had been stolen from other parts of Texas or from other states.
On October 7, 2026, Houston police executed a search at Abd's mechanic shop near Fondren Road and Richmond Avenue as part of the ongoing investigation.
On October 9, criminal complaints were filed in Harris County against members of the suspected theft operation. Abd and Al Saedi appeared in court, where a judge outlined allegations that the group had manipulated vehicle transportation records to redirect luxury automobiles to unauthorized delivery locations.
The criminal complaints alleged organized theft activity involving property valued at $300,000 or more, although investigators estimated that the recovered vehicles involved in the broader operation were worth more than $3 million.
Court documents identified five suspected participants, including Abd, Al Saedi, Gonzalez, Al Gburi, and the 17-year-old juvenile, whose name has not been publicly released.
All five were charged with engaging in organized criminal activity.
By October 12, Abd and Al Saedi had been released from the Harris County Jail after each posted a $100,000 bond. Gonzalez was also released after posting a $50,000 bond.
On October 14, Al Gburi was arrested in Collin County, Texas. He remained in custody there as of October 15.
On October 16, the Houston Police Department publicly announced the results of its Auto Theft Division investigation, confirming that 15 stolen luxury vehicles with an estimated combined value of more than $3 million had been recovered.
Police said the 15 vehicles were connected to a recent three-month investigative period, although the criminal complaints identified suspected activity extending from August 2025 through September 2026. Investigators believe the operation may have been active for several years.
Authorities described the case as the first investigation of its kind in which Houston's Auto Theft Division had arrested and charged suspects involved in this type of vehicle transportation fraud.
Investigators have not publicly identified the intended overseas recipients of the stolen vehicles or determined how many additional automobiles may have been successfully transported outside the United States.
The investigation remains ongoing.
— Illicit Deeds | Criminal Case Coverage
