Toronto police say they have charged a 43-year-old man in connection with a coronavirus fraud investigation on Friday.
Police said on Wednesday, the Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes Unit got word from the United States Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Toronto, and the HSI National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPRCC), about a package that was intercepted at the Canada/U.S. border.
Police alleged the package held 25 illegal coronavirus testing kits.
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Upon further investigation, police said it was determined the package came from a Toronto address and that several parcels had been shipped across Canada into the U.S.
On Thursday, a search warrant was executed in the east-end Toronto area of Cosburn and Pape avenues.
Jesse Wong was charged with fraud under $5000 and possession of a forgery device.
He is scheduled to appear in a Toronto court May 28.
Police said they want the public to know that there are no such thing as coronavirus home test kits.
Anyone who may come into contact with someone selling such a thing should contact police.
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