Supercar collection of London gangster to be sold off

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Supercar collection of London gangster dubbed 'Don Car-leone' - including a Ferrari Enzo and a Rolls-Royce Phantom - are to be sold off for £1MILLION after being seized by police

By Euan McLelland For MailOnline

Published: 11:35 EST, 10 June 2015 | Updated: 12:56 EST, 10 June 2015


The supercar collection of a crime lord dubbed ‘Don Car-Leone’ is expected to net the treasury more than £1million later this month.

Alexander Surin, a fugitive currently living in Dubai, had a number of cars and houses seized in 2009 as part of a major operation.

Among these was a Rolls-Royce Phantom which had £800,000 of cash in the boot.

Earlier this year the National Crime Agency confirmed an agreement had been struck to sell the cars under the Proceeds of Crime Act.


When it sells, this £800,000 Ferrari Enzo is expected to become one of the most expensive seized cars ever sold in the UK




The supercar, produced in 2004, has a powerful V12 engine and is capable of reaching 60mph in just 3.14 seconds. It's the fastest of Surin's cars, capable of reaching a speed of 217mph


The exotic fleet, made up of a Ferrari Enzo, Ferrari 599 GTB, Ferrari California and the Rolls-Royce Phantom, will be auctioned off at the end of June.

Surin previously handed them over after admitting that they were bought with the proceeds of crime, along with the profits from the sale of a 253mph Bugatti Veyron, worth £1.5million new.

With a guide price of £800,000, the fugitive's former Ferrari Enzo is expected to become one of the most expensive seized cars ever sold.

In total, the ill-gotten gains are expected to sell for a little over £1million.


This jet black Rolls-Royce Phantom Saloon cost £260,000 as new when it first came off the production line eleven years ago


It's luxury, leather clad interior - for a car first unveiled in 2004 - is still equipped with many modern features, including a touch screen



Roaring under the Phantom's bonnet is a near pristine 6.75litre, 48-valve V12 engine. The car can reach a top speed of 149mph



The sleek Rolls-Royce Phantom was the first all-new design to be introduced by the company following its takeover by BMW

The NCA had earlier argued that Surin’s assets were the result of money laundering, mortgage fraud, tax evasion and the importation into Europe and the UK of multiple tonnes of ketamine.

Surin - previously known as Michael Boparan - denied this, but neither he nor his wife chose to contest the evidence at trial.

He has previously been arrested in relation to various criminal investigations, but this is the first time his property has been subject to this level of asset recovery.
TALE OF THE TAPE: HOW DO EACH OF SURIN'S SUPERCARS COMPARE WHEN THEY GO HEAD-TO-HEAD? Supercar Year of production Cost 0-60 Engine Top Speed Horsepower (@ RPM)

Ferrary Enzo Belinetta 2004 £800,000 3.14 secs V12 217mph 660 @ 7800
Rolls-Royce Phantom Saloon
2004 £260,000 5.9 secs V12 149mph 460 @ 5350
Ferrari California Hardtop Convertable 2009 £143,000 3.5 secs V8 193mph 453 @ 7750
Ferrari 599 GTB Fioran Coupé 2008 £180,000 3.6 secs V12 205mph 620 @ 7600

In handing over his supercars, Surin also surrended his plush London flat, money from the sale of three other London homes, two houses in Kent and cash spread across numerous bank accounts.

The deal came just over a year after his wife Jasbinder Boparan denied in court that she was living off her husband’s crimes, despite accounts showing that she was spending £17,000 a month.

The pair have now accepted that £4.5million of assets seized from them by the NCA were acquired through crime.

Prior to fleeing to Dubai after being convicted of drug trafficking in France, Surin would boast about his cars on the Pistonheads and FerrariChat forums.

His Enzo is one of just 400 ever built and is one of the most desirable Ferraris. Named after the company’s founder, it is capable of doing 217mph.



Surin's exotic fleet, which includes this gorgeous Ferrari California Hardtop Convertable, will be auctioned off at the end of the month



It is estimated the white Ferrari will be sold for around £80,000 when it goes under the hammer. It can reach a top speed of 193mph



The car cost £143,000 when it first made its debut in 2009. Accelerating, it can get to 60mph in a speedy 3.5 seconds




Ferrari spent over 1,000 hours in a wind tunnel with a one-third-scale model of the California perfecting its aerodynamics

The Ferrari 599 GTB is expected to sell for around £90,000, while the Ferrari California has an estimate of £80,000. The Rolls-Royce should sell for around £50,000.

All four cars are going under the hammer on June 26 at Bonhams’ Goodwood Festival of Speed sale.

A spokesperson for Bonhams confirmed it was selling the cars on behalf of the NCA.



The last of Surin's cars going under the hammer is this scintillating Ferrari 599 GTB Fioran Coupé - which is expected to sell for £90,000



It's stunning brown leather interior is sure to tempt many potential buyers. The fact it can also reach 205mph is sure to get tails wagging



Under the bonnet is a rip-roaring V12 engine. It is the third of three Ferraris up for grabs after fugitive Alexander Surin was forced to give up several of his supercars


The 599 has aluminum underpinnings and body panels. The cars, when all sold at auction, should fetch more than £1million

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