Police seize 369 Stolen Ontario Vehicles Valued at $33M; Hundreds of Charges Filed
More than 300 charges have been laid by Peel Regional Police after recovering 369 vehicles worth $33.2 million as part of a months-long auto theft investigation.
“This is a highly orchestrated criminal operation,” Chief Duraiappah said. “This has been Peel Regional Police’s most significant auto theft investigation to date.”
Peel officers launched an investigation into an organized crime group in October 2023 after receiving a tip about stolen vehicles at a trucking yard in Brampton, Ont., said commercial auto bureau Detective Greg O’Connor.
The subsequent investigation uncovered a link between a Brampton trucking company and the shipment of stolen vehicles to the Port of Montreal, Det. O’Connor said. The family-run company is alleged to have facilitated and loaded the motor vehicles for transport to Montreal.
Stolen vehicles were taken to “intermodal hubs” throughout the GTA before being transported along the 401 corridor to the Port of Montreal, the detective said.
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“The vehicles were intended to be exported to the ports in the United Arab Emirates and the Port of Oman,” he said. “Based on the evidence, we believe the trucking company owners, workers, and operators were fully aware and complicit in the shipping of these stolen vehicles.”
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