Where did stolen catalytic converters trafficked by a Portland-area crime ring end up?

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Where did stolen catalytic converters trafficked by a Portland-area crime ring end up?

In August, Beaverton police arrested the alleged leader of a crime ring they say trafficked more than 44,000 stolen catalytic converters since January 2021 — the street value of which is estimated to be over $22 million. Police said at the time that the Portland-area crime ring stretched as far as New York, but offered few details about the alleged ringleader or where the stolen parts ended up.Willamette Week reporter Lucas Manfield tracked the …