Motorists are thought to lose around 600,000 catalytic converters to thieves each year. But have they ever wondered just where the devices end up? For years, mystery has shrouded widespread theft of the car parts - which are designed to reduce the amount of harmful pollutants a vehicle emits and made from precious metals such as rhodium, platinum and palladium. A new investigation has dismantled the billion-dollar business of catalytic converter thefts which are stolen by rings, recycled and sold back to the very people who produce the devices for carmakers.
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