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 x23Mischief under $5000 x23Possession of stolen credit card x12Possession of property obtained by crime x24Possession of a controlled substance x2Gurdeep Chattha: A 29-year-old man from Mississauga was charged with the following 46 Criminal Code offences: Theft from Mail x8Mischief under $5000 x8Possession of Property Obtained by Crime x22Possession of Stolen Credit Card x8Jashandeep Jattana: A 23-year-old man from Mississauga was charged with the following 129 Criminal code offencesPossession of a controlled substance Possession of stolen credit card x 37Possession of property obtained by crime x90Fail to comply with release orderHarman Singh: A 28-year-old man from Brampton was charged with the following 30 Criminal Code offences: Theft from mail x15Mischief under $5000 x15Jasanpreet 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 mailMischief under $5000Possession of property obtained by crimePossession of break-in instrumentsRajbir 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 undertakingPossession of an identity document x11 Possession of break-in instrumentsUpinderjit 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 $5000Assault with a weapon x2 Possession of an identity document x11 Possession break-in instrumentsDrive under suspension HTAPeel 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.