Eight men from Mississauga and Brampton have been arrested in a major investigation by the police and Canada Post to look into how articles received in mailboxes, including cheques, government IDs, gift cards were vanishing. The eight men collectively face a total of 344 charges. Though all of them are of Indian origin, reports said some are foreign nationals, indicating that others are Canadians. Peel Regional police said they are engaged with the Peel Crown Attorney’s Office and the Canada Border Services Agency to determine if some of the accused will be removed from the country.List of eight Indian-origin men arrested in massive mail theft bustSumanpreet Singh, 28, of MississaugaGurdeep Chattha, 29, of MississaugaJashandeep Jattana, 23, of MississaugaHarman Singh, 28, of BramptonJasanpreet Singh, 21, of BramptonManroop Singh, 23 of BramptonRajbir Singh, 26, of no fixed addressUpinderjit Singh, 28, of no fixed addressThe police and the Canada Post launched a joint investigation called ‘Operation Undeliverable’ after a series of mail thefts were reported in teh Halton and Peel Region. “Search warrants were executed on Sept. 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,” police added.Authorities said more than 450 pieces of mail valued at more than $400,000 were recovered during their investigation. The stolen mail included 255 cheques, 182 credit cards, 35 government IDs and 20 gift cards.
