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SMUGGLING RACKET: Iraqi Police foiled an attempt to smuggle Saddam's son's valuable cars out of country.

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New Delhi: The Iraqi police claim that they have foiled an attempt to smuggle Saddam Hussein's son's valuable cars out of the country.

The cars belong to Saddam's eldest son, Uday. Two Rolls Royces and several vintage classics were reportedly stolen from Uday's palace during looting that followed the 2003 US invasion.

The cars had been buried underneath an orchard in al-Dora, a city south of Baghdad. The police said they learned of the smuggling plot after a tip-off. It was not immediately clear what would happen to the cars, however.

Uday who was famous for his lavish lifestlye and notoroius for his cruelty died in 2003 in a gun battle with the US forces.

Saddam himself was captured alive later that year, tried and hanged in late 2006 for ordering the killings of more than 140 Shi'ite Muslims from the city of Dujail.

(With inputs from agencies)