- Romanian police seized 11 cars from Andrew Tate after arresting him, an official told Insider.
- Local media pictured the impounded vehicles, including a Rolls-Royce and an Aston Martin.
Authorities in Romania seized 11 cars from Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan after they were arrested, an official confirmed to Insider.
The cars were taken in the wake of their arrest on December 29 on allegations of human-trafficking and exploiting women to produce porn.
Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson for Romania's DIICOT investigations agency, confirmed the car seizures to Insider on Wednesday.
She said they were being held to "sustain the cost of the investigation" into Tate, and that they would also be collateral to fund any payments awards to their alleged victims.
Bolla could not immediately confirm the makes and models of the cars. But the Romanian news outlet Gândul published photos it said showed the seized cars.
They included a Rolls-Royce Wraith from the carmakers Black Badge range and an Aston Martin Vanquish S Ultimate. Per the car site TopGear.com, a Wraith costs at least $300,000 and a Vanquish S around $250,000.
The Rolls-Royce Tate seemingly bought on a whim while walking through London a few months ago.
Bolla said that DIICOT was working to establish whether the Tates funded the purchase of the cars from human trafficking.
Tate, who is a former professional kickboxer-turned-businessman was arrested with his brother and two women on December 29.
Tate became popular online through sharing content flaunting his apparent wealth, and reveling in sexism. In one infamous video, for instance, he said women should "bear responsibility" if they are raped.
Among the allegations is that six women in the trafficking scheme were forced to make porn for Tate's online business. At least one of them was raped, according to a DIICOT press release.
Tate and the others were initially held for 24 hours, and then a Romanian court decided this should be extended to 30 days. Tate has not publicly responded to the allegations yet, except to cast doubt on the investigation as a conspiracy. A tweet from his account on Friday stated "The Matrix sent their agents."