{"id":323065,"date":"2025-12-03T17:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/323065\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:02:07","slug":"over-1m-in-booze-stolen-from-lcbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/323065\/","title":{"rendered":"Over $1M in booze stolen from LCBO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Halton Police shared a photo of stolen liquor recovered from a residence in North York. Police say the group purchased and re-sold liquor that was stolen from L <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Halton Regional Police say they have dismantled a \u201clarge-scale liquor trafficking operation\u201d involving more than $1 million in alcohol stolen from LCBO locations across the Greater Toronto Area. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haltonpolice.ca\/en\/news\/police-dismantle-organized-liquor-trafficking-operation.aspx\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.haltonpolice.ca\/en\/news\/police-dismantle-organized-liquor-trafficking-operation.aspx\">news release issued Wednesday<\/a>, police said a joint investigation was launched in July 2025 in partnership with the LCBO Resource Protection Unit and the Toronto Police Service\u2019s 23 Division Retail Crime Unit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The team, police said, investigated an organized group that they say was purchasing and reselling liquor stolen from the LCBO. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cOver the course of the four-month investigation, police and LCBO investigators identified several individuals involved in trafficking the stolen liquor and linked them to 10 separate organized theft groups,\u201d police said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The groups, police said, allegedly supplied the trafficking operation with liquor valued at more than $1.3 million. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cMost of the stolen liquor was sold from the accused\u2019s residence or delivered directly to buyers across the GTA,\u201d police said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Members of police services in both Halton and Toronto executed search warrants at a residence in North York on Nov. 20, 2025 and seized approximately $120,000 in currency, a 2018 Toyota Corolla, a 2021 Toyota RAV4, a 2005 Chevrolet Corvette, and 126 bottles of whiskey. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haltonpolice.ca\/en\/news\/police-dismantle-organized-liquor-trafficking-operation.aspx\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.haltonpolice.ca\/en\/news\/police-dismantle-organized-liquor-trafficking-operation.aspx\">Three people were arrested and face a number of charges<\/a>, including possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cOur community deserves to shop and work in safe environments,\u201d Halton police Insp. Raf Skwarka said in a written statement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe individuals involved in this operation showed a deliberate disregard for the law and for the safety of others. Thanks to the collaborative efforts in this investigation, the accused have been brought to justice. We will continue to prioritize public safety by targeting organized retail crime.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Halton Police shared a photo of stolen liquor recovered from a residence in North York. 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