Cars Stolen In Canada Returned From Malta

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This almost never happens!

We’ve been covering for some time rampant car thefts in Canada, particularly of luxury brands like Lexus. A lot of these vehicles are loaded into shipping containers and transported to the Middle East or Africa where they’re sold for a tidy profit. But a shipment of these stolen cars was recently intercepted in the Republic of Malta and sent back to Canada.

Learn just how bad the car theft problem is in Ottawa here.

Usually, once a vehicle is stolen and shipped to the other side of the world it’s a goner. That’s why we’re shocked to learn 64 hot vehicles valued at $3.5 million CAD were returned. This basically never happens.

According to CTV News, the vehicles are believed to have been all stolen from the Greater Toronto Area. A car theft ring there was targeting valuable cars left overnight in driveways. Authorities have been investigating the group for years and have arrested 18 people, plus seized 70 stolen vehicles.