Tracking device hidden in stolen musical instrument led police to Brampton.<\/p>\n
A wireless tracking device hidden inside a stolen musical instrument helped police track down property missing for more than a year and led to drug trafficking charges against a Brampton man, according to Ontario Provincial Police.<\/p>\n
Wellington County OPP said officers were contacted on March 9 about several musical instruments and tools that had been stolen from a storage unit in Erin in September 2024.<\/p>\n
Police said the victim had placed a wireless location-tracking device on one of the stolen items, which eventually led investigators to an address in Brampton.<\/p>\n
On May 14, members of the Wellington County OPP Community Streets Crime Unit, along with uniform officers, executed a search warrant at the Brampton residence.<\/p>\n
Investigators recovered the stolen musical instruments and other property, with an estimated value of $4,500, police said.<\/p>\n
During the search, officers also allegedly seized suspected methamphetamine and heroin with an estimated street value of nearly $3,500.<\/p>\n
Manpreet Padda, 42, of Brampton, has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, along with two counts of possession of a substance for the purpose of trafficking.<\/p>\n
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in a Guelph court on Aug. 7.<\/p>\n
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