HALIFAX—Police in Nova Scotia have charged six people after a 16-month investigation determined a car dealership has been defrauded of more than $1 million.

In a news release on Thursday, Nova Scotia RCMP said they arrested the suspects — four men and two women from Kentville and Berwick — early Wednesday morning.

The suspects are accused of defrauding a New Minas car dealership of $1.3 million in a case related to 26 vehicles.

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All six are facing charges including fraud over $5,000, laundering proceeds of crime and possession of proceeds of crime. They’re scheduled to appear in Kentville provincial court on Dec. 11.

In an interview, RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Andrew Joyce wouldn’t disclose which car dealership was defrauded, but noted “more than one dealership” was involved and that it was “dealing with pre-owned vehicles.”

When asked for more details, Joyce said there was a “victim dealership” and a “suspect dealership” involved.

He also said some “employees were involved” and that “a car dealership owner approached us” about being the victim in the case.

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“I can’t get into the details of the exact fraud. But the overall allegation is of a fraud,” Joyce said. “It was over a couple-year span.”