#ProjectRust - Twitter Hashtag

Canada Border Services Agency @CanBorder

10 months ago

#CBSA officers flagged shipping containers for inspection, and a search by the #OPP resulted in the recovery of several stolen vehicles and the arrest of 6 people. #ProjectVector #ProjectRust @OPP_News

Ontario Provincial Police @OPP_News

10 months ago

The #OPP-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing (PATT) Team has charged six individuals and issued an arrest warrant following information obtained through the ongoing joint forces investigation, Project Vector (https://t.co/imOaRhK7KR). On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, @CanBorder (CBSA) flagged several shipping containers for inspection as part of the ongoing Project Vector initiative – a collaboration between the OPP, CBSA, @SureteDuQuebec, @SPVM and @EquiteAssoc to search sea containers suspected of containing stolen vehicles. A search of the containers by the OPP-led PATT Team resulted in the recovery of several stolen vehicles. Project Rust was initiated in August of 2024 to further investigate the recovered vehicles. Investigators determined that a criminal network utilized fraudulent documentation and company names to ship stolen vehicles overseas. On Thursday, July 24, 2025, the OPP PATT Team, the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and @OttawaPolice executed two search warrants in Ottawa. The following items were seized: • Approx. seven grams of suspected cocaine • Approx. one gram of suspected crack cocaine • Numerous key fobs • Vehicle diagnostic tool capable of altering vehicle identification numbers (VIN) • Vehicle tracking device • One vehicle with an altered VIN As a result of the investigation, six people were charged and an arrest warrant has been issued for one individual.