12 Indians have been named as police in Canada bust a major criminal tourism ring.
They all have legal visas to enter and reside in Canada. But they did not come to the country to study or work. They were brought into the country to carry out criminal operations. Durham Regional Police have arrested 46 people, including Indians, in connection with what they now call “criminal tourism” — where international organized crime groups send people to Canada for the purpose of committing high-profit crimes.
The investigation, called Project Jetsetter, has been ongoing for years and more than 200 incidents since 2019 and $2.6 million in financial losses have been linked to the network. 1,500 charges were brought.The racket covered a wide range of crimes: large-scale retail theft, vehicle purchase fraud, jewelry theft, vehicle financing fraud, and staged collisions to commit insurance fraud.Durham Police Chief Peter Moreira said: “They will exploit opportunities wherever they exist, and although the methods may differ, the goal remains the same: profit at the expense of our residents, businesses and communities.”The majority of detainees are from Romania and India.
“They frequently travel from one jurisdiction to another, they come here and they commit criminal offenses and, many times, they leave the country before we can identify them,” Detective Brad Chapman said, adding that 164 suspects were still wanted.“This activity is not unique to our region. We see the same individuals, the same methods, the same networks operating across the Greater Toronto Area and across Canada,” Chapman said.
“These groups are mobile, coordinated, and in many cases linked to a broader organized crime network that extends beyond our borders.”“Criminal tourism is a modern form of borderless organized crime that impacts the daily lives of Canadians,” Mario Panizzone, RCMP director general of national intelligence, said in a statement.
List of Indians who have been named criminal tourists in Canada
Some of them were arrested and some of them were wantedParvadia, Savan Dharamshbhai Jagdeep SinghGurpreet KaurArshdeep GurmHarsimran Singh DhillonArshut Singh DhillonGurinder SinghPradeep KumarSher SinghParamjit SinghJasdeep SinghNitika Singla
