Toronto police say 59 suspects are dealing with a complete of 300 fees in reference to an auto theft and re-vinning probe.
The outcomes of the investigation, dubbed Venture Thoroughbred, had been introduced at a information convention in Toronto on Friday morning.
Police the investigation was launched in July and has led to the restoration of 363 stolen autos, valued at roughly $14 million.
Investigators famous that officers uncovered a “scheme” that concerned registering phony Automobile Identification Numbers (VINs) by Service Ontario staff.
In line with police, ServiceOntario staff allegedly used faux paperwork to make it appear to be VINs had been legitimate and registered actual Ontario licence plates to those faux VINs. The autos, police stated, had been then offered as “professional, correctly plated” autos. Police famous that there are not any ServiceOntario staff among the many 59 individuals who have been charged as a part of the investigation to this point.
One other part to the investigation, police stated, officer recognized as variety of “chop retailers” within the metropolis the place stolen autos had been taken to be dismantled and shipped abroad.
“Autos introduced into these services are rapidly dismantled, making them tough to hint and lowering the prospect of detection,” Toronto police stated in a information launch.
Stolen autos had been additionally recovered from transport containers that had been destined for abroad areas, police stated. One transport container housing stolen autos was present in Belgium and police stated they’re within the technique of bringing these vehicles again to Canada.
