Border services officers in Mississauga and across the Greater Toronto Area have so far this year intercepted more than 650 stolen vehicles that were destined for illegal overseas markets, numbers released on Monday show.
Police in Mississauga and Brampton have for several years now dealt with the fast-growing crime of auto theft, which has grown more rapidly in Peel than anywhere else in Canada, Peel Regional Police brass have said.
Police in Peel, across the province and Canada hope stolen car recovery numbers released on Monday by the Canada Border Services Agency, which works closely with police to battle auto theft, drug smuggling and other crimes, are a sign of things to come.
A report of the CBSA’s enforcement and operational activities in the GTA from Jan. 1 through Oct. 31 shows GTA Region border services officers have recovered upwards of 650 vehicles that were stolen from across southern Ontario, mostly in Mississauga, Brampton …