Police have recovered a stolen trailer that was carrying greater than 2,000 weapons in Canada's Peel area.
The trailer and a truck had been stolen within the Ontario metropolis of Peterborough, police mentioned Wednesday. "The trailer and its contents are being returned to Peterborough and Peterborough Police, together with the producer, will probably be going via the objects to find out if something continues to be lacking," a information launch mentioned.
The theft got here amid heightened gun violence throughout the border within the U.S. and as police in a number of areas of Canada have been attempting to manage the Freedom Convoy protests towards COVID-19 restrictions. Nonetheless, the Peterborough police mentioned Tuesday they'd obtained no data that the theft of the firearms was linked to the trucker protests.
The police mentioned they're nonetheless looking for suspects within the case however didn't instantly present extra data on why the trailer, truck and weapons might have been stolen.
The police initially introduced Sunday evening that they have been investigating the theft and had notified different regulation enforcement businesses all through the province. A earlier information launch mentioned that officers have been referred to as to a trucking firm Sunday morning after receiving stories that the truck and greater than 2,000 firearms had been stolen from the yard at round 3 a.m.
In an replace Monday, police mentioned they'd decided that all the stolen firearms "have been of small caliber with the clips hooked up" and that no ammunition for the weapons was contained in the stolen trailer.
"Nonetheless, that mentioned, the Peterborough Police Service understands the heightened sense in the neighborhood and past surrounding this theft," the discharge mentioned.
Police additionally mentioned that investigators believed the theft had been an "remoted crime of alternative fairly than a focused incident."
"It is believed the suspects entered a number of different business yards within the metropolis earlier than this one and that they'd tried to take completely different vehicles and trailers earlier than leaving with the trailer being sought on this incident," the discharge mentioned.
In an replace on Tuesday, the police mentioned that the stolen truck had been positioned however the trailer and cargo weren't with it.
Of their Wednesday announcement saying they'd recovered the trailer and the weapons after the multiday search, the police mentioned that they might maintain looking for these accountable. "The main target up to now has been to find the trailer and the lacking firearms and the investigation will proceed as will the seek for suspects," the discharge mentioned.
One of many earlier updates from police mentioned that the theft suspects appeared to have arrived in a four-door blue sedan, which adopted the stolen autos out of the yard. The police didn't present another descriptions of the suspects.
Newsweek reached out to Peterborough police for added remark however didn't hear again earlier than publication time.
Replace 02/16/22, 9:55 a.m. ET: This story has been up to date with extra data and background.
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