Court orders loss of vehicle used by defendant to locate victim for extortion attempt.

The court declared the motorized vehicle used by the accused to locate the victim for extortion as an instrument of the crime and ordered its loss. The defendant argued for the return of the vehicle, but the prosecution contended it was essential to the commission of the offense. The court ruled that because the vehicle was instrumental to the extortion attempt, it must be confiscated under the relevant penal code provisions.