So far some 118 vehicles have been returned that were irregularly used by police officers and civilians connected to persons with political influence. Diario Libre carries today the story of Diego Pena, owner of a Mitsubishi Montero 2003 that was stolen. In his attempt to sue Mirquella Aguasvivas after finding her name on an insurance policy in name of the vehicle, found out that yet another person had been using the vehicle. As reported in Diario Libre, Luis Alcantara de la Rosa, spouse of Aguasvivas, purchased the vehicle from a dealer a year ago. When he sought to change the registration, he was not able to do so. The Department of Recovery of Vehicles of the Police informed the couple they had purchased a stolen vehicle.
The Police kept the vehicle but never returned it to the rightful owner. The couple had already taken out the insurance in the name of Mirquella Aguasvivas, and that was how the name of Aguasvivas was identified by its real owner, Diego Pena. The chassis number of the stolen vehicle was changed. A new certificate of ownership in the meantime had been issued to a Oscar Rudy Barrientos Moreno under the altered chassis number. This is dated 10 August 2003.
The Police refused to release to Pena the name of the officer that had used his vehicle.