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Crimes of the Week - Brampton

Release #: 2010 - 011b 

Suspects Sought in Pharmaceutical Trailer Load Theft

  

Peel Crime Stoppers wants your help in identifying suspects wanted in the theft of 2 trailer loads of pharmaceutical goods as well as locating an outstanding stolen trailer.
 
On the 31 May, 2010, between 1:58 a.m. and 2:10 a.m., 3 unknown male suspects entered a trailer yard of General Cartage at 48 North Queen Street, Etobicoke, and stole 2 tractor trailers containing a large variety of pharmaceutical goods, valued at $1.5 million.

 

The suspects were able to steal the tractor trailers by cutting holes through the perimeter fencing and driving the tractor trailers overtop of the remaining fencing.

 

Both tractors have been recovered in the McDonalds lot located at Highway 27 and Carrier Drive in Etobicoke.   One of the trailers, which was emptied out, was recovered at 20 Delta Parkway Blvd., Brampton. 
 
The outstanding trailer is described as:  white, with blue line and star, 40 feet in length, Ontario trailer #5215.
 

Remember with Crime Stoppers/Gun Stoppers you never have to give your name, you never have to testify in court and there is no call display.  Crime Stoppers can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling toll free 1-800-222-8477(TIPS),  via the Web at http://www.peelcrimestoppers.ca and click on “Submit a Tip” or  via Text Messaging  by  texting “PEEL plus your message” to  CRIMES (274637).