The state sells confiscated car, now needs to pay back its owner's debt

Croatia's state must pay the owner of a Ferrari less than 67,000 euros after confiscated his car and sold it at a public auction.

The owner of the vehicle, with Swiss citizenship, except for Croatian, established a judicial process.

The Ministry of Finance Customs Administration came in a thorough investigation and concluded that the F.P. person. There were debts of customs duties and special taxes for the Ferre California 4.3 V8, which was brought from Switzerland to Croatia for repair.

The administration treated it as an illegal import and specified the obligation to pay the value added tax and the particular tax on vehicles. His car was confiscated and sold in order to pay off its debt before complaints were filed.

The car was sold for 67,000 euros, and when it ended in court, it was determined that the money must be paid to the owner of the car, Croatian media broadcast.