Overview
- Authorities reported 20 arrests and 134 charges, including organized crime and money laundering offences under the Criminal Code, the Customs Act and the Cannabis Act.
- Investigators recovered 306 stolen vehicles valued at about $25 million and seized firearms, cash in Canadian and U.S. currency, key-programming tools and shipping documents.
- The probe identified registered freight-forwarding businesses and fraudulent paperwork used to move vehicles to markets in the Middle East and West Africa, with containers inspected in transit and at the ports of Montréal, Vancouver and Halifax.
- Search warrants executed on October 16 and November 27 targeted dozens of residential, industrial and vehicle locations across the Greater Toronto Area and Saint‑Eustache, Que., resulting in additional seizures and arrests.
- FINTRAC provided key financial intelligence as OPP, CBSA and multiple police services coordinated the operation, which officials framed against ongoing community safety concerns and a reported 19% national decline in auto theft in the first half of 2025.