Police in B.C. arrest two for theft of $2.5M worth of stolen vehicles

VANCOUVER — Two men face more than a dozen charges each after British Columbia’s provincial auto crime team recovered 29 high-end vehicles valued at $2.5 million.

RCMP say in a news release that they started their investigation in February when numerous newer-model trucks and SUVs were stolen across the Lower Mainland.

They say the vehicles, including Range Rovers and Toyota Tundras, were allegedly taken using sophisticated technology to get past anti-theft mechanisms.

The two suspects, aged 20 and 29 from Delta, B.C., were arrested last month and face 14 criminal charges, including theft of a motor vehicle over $5,000 and trafficking in stolen property.