Fifteen people who were allegedly part of an organized theft ring have been arrested after $9 million worth of cargo and tractor-trailers were stolen across the Greater Toronto Area, investigators said Wednesday.
Police in Halton Region, Peel Region and Toronto, as well as provincial police and officers patrolling Canadian borders began surveilling the alleged ring last year as cargo and car thefts spiked across the province.
Officers discovered the same group of suspects had targeted cargo and 28 tractors trailers in six GTA locations, police said.
“They were entering a lot of the facilities … cut the fence, go in, steal the product, steal a truck usually and drive over the fence,” Peel Region police Det. Mark Haywood said during a news conference on Wednesday….