Canadian authorities say they prevented nearly 600 stolen vehicles from being exported overseas after searching 390 shipping containers at the Port of Montreal. Around three-quarters of the 598 seized vehicles, with an estimated value of $34.5 million Canadian (US$25.5 million), were stolen in the neighboring province of Ontario.
Deputy Commissioner Marty Kearns, Investigations and Organized Crime at the Ontario Provincial Police, left, talks with Deputy Chief Benoit Dube of the Surete du Quebec, beside two recovered stolen vehicles during a news conference in Montreal, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Ontario Provincial Police and the Canada Border Services Agency say they’ve seized hundreds of stolen cars that were destined for export at the Port of Montreal.
Around three-quarters of the 598 seized vehicles, with an estimated value of $34.5 million Canadian , were stolen in the neighboring province of Ontario, the Ontario Provincial Police and Canada Border Services Agency said.Ontario Provincial Police deputy commissioner Marty Kearns told reporters in Montreal that investigations by police in Ontario led them to believe that a large percentage of stolen vehicles in that province “were destined for illegal export via the Port of Montreal.
“As our intelligence indicated, the vast majority of recovered stolen vehicles, more than 430, were taken from the Greater Toronto Area,” Kearns said. Thieves target relatively new vehicles, including high-end pickup trucks and SUVs, which are then exported to markets in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South America, he said.Dodge muscle cars live on with new versions of the Charger powered by electricity or gasolineKearns said the operation has taken millions of dollars away from organized crime, and sent a message “that we are here, we are active.
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