Peel Regional Police say they have laid a combined total of 34 charges against four Ontario men in connection with what police called a “prolific auto theft ring.”
The arrests were announced on March 21 at a news conference at police headquarters, with an accompanying release indicating that police investigators had recovered 78 stolen vehicles worth over 10 million dollars.
The investigation, dubbed Project R&R, saw Peel police collaborate with numerous law enforcement agencies, officers from the Canada Border Services Agency, as well as partners from the Port of Montreal and Équité Association over a three-month period.
Police have charged four Ontario men with various counts of possession of property obtained by crime: six counts against Imad Assi, 29, of Mississauga; one count against Altayeb Brafcany, 28, also of Mississauga; four counts against Ref’At Faris Mustafa Khatabeh, 44, of North York; and four counts against Michael Zureiqat, 48, of Aurora, Ont….