Peel Regional Police have charged three men in a seizure of stolen vehicles worth more than $1 million.

On Mar. 18, the Commercial Auto Crime Bureau members started an investigation into stolen and fraud-financed vehicles that were being exported from Peel, said a statement by Peel police.

During the investigation, three suspects were identified by the police to be involved in the export of the vehicles. Of the three, one man was identified as being from Toronto, and the other two from Mississauga.

On April 9, police executed two search warrants, one at a residence located in the area of Eglinton Avenue and Confederation Way in Mississauga, and one at a business located in the area of Ambler Drive and Kamato Road in Mississauga.

The police found evidence of the crime at those locations.

The investigators seized 16 vehicles with a value of $1.2 million.

As a result of the investigation, the three suspects were arrested.

Ryan Asif Kanhai, 24, from Toronto, was arrested on Mar. 18, police say. He is charged with one count of possession of property obtained by crime, and one count of trafficking in stolen goods over $5,000.

Mohanad El Khatib, 32, and Mohammad Asif, 44, both from Mississauga, were arrested on April 9.

El Khatib is charged with 10 counts of possession of property obtained by crime, eight counts of trafficking in stolen goods over $5,000, and one count of possession of proceeds obtained by crime.

Asif is charged with one count of possession of property obtained by crime, one count of trafficking in stolen goods, and two counts of possession of credit card data.

Anyone with information on the matter is being asked to contact investigators at the Commercial Auto Crime Bureau at 905-453-2121 (ext. 3322) or anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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