Canadian police have arrested eight Indian-origin men over mail thefts, including credit cards and cheques, and slapped them with over 300 charges, with some facing deportation, local media reported.
Peel police recovered more than 450 pieces of stolen mail, such as credit cards and cheques, worth more than CAD 400,000, from the suspects, CTV News reported.
“The investigation uncovered a group of individuals working together to target residential mailboxes, resulting in widespread theft and disruption to community members,” the report quoted from a police news release on Friday.
Peel police, Halton police and Canada Post launched a joint operation called “Project Undeliverable” in April to investigate reports of a series of mail thefts in the region.
“The investigation uncovered a grou