The Clark County Sheriff's Office arrested five people -- including one juvenile -- on suspicion of a total of 23 felony charges in connection with a multistate muscle car theft ring.

According to the sheriff's office, the agency obtained 13 search warrants and recovered 11 stolen cars collectively worth about $700,000. Nine guns and $42,000 in cash were also recovered.

The investigation began in June after Clark County sheriff's detectives learned suspects in the theft ring were surveilling and burglarizing local car dealerships that sold high-end cars including Dodge Hellcats and Chevrolet Corvettes, according to the statement. The suspects also would pay people to scout privately owned muscle cars. Members of the organized theft ring would then steal them and either sell them or part them out for profit.

Detectives worked with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office as it conducted a similar investigation into high-end stolen cars. The Multnomah investigation led to the arrest of the suspected ringleader last month.