G.P.S. has long been used to track stolen vehicles and provide directions to drivers.

The force was also the first to use GPS systems to locate stolen vehicles.

Officials declined to provide details of the intelligence, except to describe stolen vehicles and extensive nighttime activities at the compounds.

Officers are able to follow stolen vehicles on computerized road maps.

Customs agents focus mostly on stopping illegal imports, not exports, although the Government has been stepping up its efforts to find stolen vehicles.

About 50 percent of the comprehensive premium covers stolen vehicles.

Manufacturers are introducing radio-equipped car alarms that could allow stolen vehicles to be recovered quickly, perhaps in minutes.

After a search of the compound, several stolen vehicles were recovered, including one belonging to The Order.

He had been arrested only once, for possession of two stolen vehicles with illegal vehicle identification numbers, in 1988, and that case was later dismissed.

Alternatively, an aftermarket vehicle tracking system can enable the police to trace stolen vehicles.