Surrey RCMP says it has recovered an estimated $80,000 in stolen goods after investigators cracked an alleged fencing operation.
Mounties say their Property Crime Target Team (PCTT) caught wind of the operation after goods stolen in a residential break-in turned up on the LetGo marketplace app.
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After an investigation, the PCTT was able to get search warrants for a home and storage locker in Newton.
Police found a large trove of allegedly stolen goods including 40 high-end bicycles, power tools, two firearms with ammunition, pellet guns and two stun batons.
Mounties arrested three people in the raid, however no one has been charged.
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Surrey RCMP says some of the goods have already been reunited with their original owners, while police are working to find out who the remaining items belong to.
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Police are encouraging people to always keep track of the serial numbers of their property so they can get it back in the event it’s recovered.
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