AN astonishing Bentley tank has been unearthed from a bush by cops after being abandoned outside a garage.
The £200,000 GT Coupe was discovered during an raid on a workshop in St Petersburg, Russia.
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Immigration officers found the luxury vehicle on 30 July when they were looking for illegal workers.
Police video footage of the operation shows the hybrid motor parked up among weeds and bushes outside the garage.
Officers also discovered 67 hybrid and heavily adapted vehicles on the site either with illegal registration documents or unroadworthy bodywork changes.
A police spokesperson said: “Given the nature of the site, special attention was paid to vehicles.”
The Bentley is believed to be modelled on an earlier “Ultratank” built by Russian petrolhead Konstantin Zarutskiy for his YouTube channel AcademeG.
His prototype, with higher tracks, could reach 81 mph, slower than the Bentley’s original 200mph but still faster than any other tracked vehicle.
This isn’t the first time a luxury motor has been seized in a police crackdown on crime.
In the UK too, police are frequently confiscating supercars to improve safety in the capital.
Last year, Scotland Yard confiscated vehicles including a McClaren, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari and Lamborghini.
Westminster local residents complained about cars driving poorly or at high-speed.
So the force worked with Westminster City Council and the Motor Insurers’ Bureau to remove nuisance drivers who drive around the area more frequently in the summer months.
The operation launched on the evening of August 2 and ran across that weekend seizing £6million worth of cars.
Officers also made five arrests including for insurance fraud, using a mobile phone at the wheel, not using a seatbelt and driving without due care.
Metropolitan Police Special Inspector Geoff Tatman said: “The Met is working to put communities first – listening to and tackling their concerns.
“This hugely successful operation has proved we are dealing with those crimes, such as anti-social driving, that is causing most distress to residents and tourists.
“This brilliant partnership work between the Met’s Vehicle Enforcement Team, Motor Insurers’ Bureau and Westminster City Council demonstrates to Londoners we are doubling down on crime on the roads.
“It’s also testament to the hard work and dedication of the Met Special Constables – volunteer police officers – that play a vital role in our mission to make London safer and kindly give up their free time help serve the community.”
