369 stolen vehicles from Ontario worth $33M recovered, many at Port of Montreal

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Police say 369 vehicles worth $33.2 million have been recovered in a major Ontario auto theft bust investigation — with 37 containers worth of cars found at the Port of Montreal.

Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.WATCH: Peel Regional Police say their auto theft investigation, Project Odyssey, has culminated in the recover of $33.2 million worth of stolen vehicles , as well as 16 arrests. Peel Regional Police say hundreds of vehicles worth $33.

Officers first recovered two stolen vehicles there, O’Connor said. In December 2023, he said police were informed about a transport truck loaded with stolen vehicles in Mississauga. Police were able to intercept that truck in Brampton and the driver was arrested.O’Connor alleges a local trucking company run by a family was identified as being “responsible for facilitating and loading the transportation of motor vehicles.

Police said 114 stolen vehicles were recovered at the Port of Montreal as well as three transport trucks and two stolen Bobcats.Another 255 stolen vehicles were recovered throughout Peel Region, police said. Sixteen people have been arrested and charged with 322 auto-related offences. However, police have identified 26 suspects in connection to the investigation. There are 10 outstanding suspects on arrest warrants.

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

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