Massive mail theft in Canada: Details of 344 charges against 8 Indian-origin men

Mail theft is a common crime in Canada around the traditional holiday season when people receive gifts through Canada Post. Eight Punjabi men have been arrested in a joint investigation of the Peel and Hamilton Police and the Canada Post in an investigation into a mail theft of $400k worth of mails, including gift cards. A total of 465 pieces of stolen mail have been recovered from the eight accused, including 255 checks, 182 credit cards, 35 government identifications and 20 gift cards.

Police said as part of their joint investigation, search warrants were executed on September 8 and 9 at multiple residences in Mississauga, specifically in the areas of Rhinebank Street and Brandon Gate Drive, as well as Dwiggin Avenue and Kittridge Drive. In this raid, the 465 pieces of stolen mail were found.

Details of 344 charges against eight men

Sumanpreet Singh: A 28-year-old man from Mississauga was arrested and charged with the following 84 Criminal Code offense

Theft from mail x23
Mischief under $5000 x23
Possession of stolen credit card x12
Possession of property obtained by crime x24
Possession of a controlled substance x2

Gurdeep Chattha: A 29-year-old man from Mississauga was charged with the following 46 Criminal Code offences:

Theft from Mail x8
Mischief under $5000 x8
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime x22
Possession of Stolen Credit Card x8

Jashandeep Jattana: A 23-year-old man from Mississauga was charged with the following 129 Criminal code offences

Possession of a controlled substance
Possession of stolen credit card x 37
Possession of property obtained by crime x90
Fail to comply with release order

Harman Singh: A 28-year-old man from Brampton was charged with the following 30 Criminal Code offences:

Theft from mail x15
Mischief under $5000 x15

Jasanpreet Singh: A 21-year-old man from Brampton was charged with the following 6 Criminal code offences:

Theft from mail x3
Mischief under $5000 x3

Manroop Singh: A 23-year-old man from Brampton was charged with the following 4 criminal code offences:

Theft from mail
Mischief under $5000
Possession of property obtained by crime
Possession of break-in instruments

Rajbir Singh: A 26-year-old of no fixed address was charged with the following 21 Criminal Code offences:

Possession of property obtained by crime x5
Breach of probation x3
Fail to comply with undertaking
Possession of an identity document x11
Possession of break-in instruments

Upinderjit Singh: A 28-year-old man of no fixed address was charged with the following 24 Criminal code offences:

Possession of property obtained by crime x4
Operation while prohibited x2
Breach of Probation x2
Mischief over $5000
Assault with a weapon x2
Possession of an identity document x11
Possession break-in instruments
Drive under suspension HTA

Peel Regional Police said they are actively engaged with the Peel Crown Attorney’s Office and the Canada Border Services Agency which will determine whether removal of accused foreign nationals from Canada may be pursued as part of the judicial process.