Three more arrests in Concord tractor trailer load theft

Officer’s from the Commercial Auto Crime unit have arrested three men after a complex investigation into a tractor trailer load theft.

On April 30, 2011, a tractor trailer, operated by one of the suspects, picked up a quantity of product from a warehouse in Concord, ON. The product was expected to be delivered to British Columbia. Instead, a portion of the load was dropped off at warehouse in Brampton.

A second tractor trailer was waiting to ship the now stolen product to other warehouses located in Brampton and Toronto.

Investigators allege that the driver of the original tractor trailer was paid an undisclosed amount of money, by the other suspects, to unload the contents of the trailer at this warehouse.

On Thursday, May 19, 2011, investigators from the Commercial Auto Crime Unit conducted a Criminal Code Search warrant on a Birchmount Avenue address in Toronto. One suspect is arrested and a quantity of the product was recovered.

Since the arrests investigators have been identifying warehouses in Brampton that have been searched and product returned to the victim.

The following suspects have been charged:

Jamshaid IQBAL, a 52 year-old male from Markham, faces one count Possession of Property Obtained by Crime. His next court date is scheduled for Monday June 27, 2011.
Lakhvir SINGH, a 32 year-old male from Toronto, faces one count of Break and Enter. His next court date is scheduled for Monday, June 27, 2011.
Vishal VADEHRA, a 31 year-old male from Brampton, faces one count of Theft Over Five Thousand and one count of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime. His next court date is scheduled for Monday, June 20, 2011.
Mandip TANDA, a 31 year-old male from Hamilton, faces two counts of Break and Enter and two counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime. He appeared in court on June 1, 2011.
Parshotem MALHI, a 44 year-old male from Brampton, faces two counts of Break and Enter and two counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime. He appeared in court on June 1, 2011.
Sukhvir SINGH, a 30 year-old male from Brampton, was arrested on June 8, 2011, and faces one count of Break and Enter, one count of Theft Over Five Thousand, and one count of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime. His next court date is scheduled for Monday, June 20, 2011.