Cellphone stock photo (Pixabay, 2020)
Two Oakville residents are facing charges after an investigation by the Hamilton Police into a large cellphone trafficking operation connected to break-ins at a Stoney Creek warehouse.
Officers with the Hamilton Police BEAR Unit launched the investigation after suspects targeted a T Force Logistics facility in December 2024 and January 2025, stealing a significant shipment of Bell Canada devices.
Working with Bell investigators, police tracked the stolen phones to two GTA businesses: Link It Up in Mississauga at 34 Bristol Road and Amrit Electronics in Etobicoke. Search warrants were executed, and police recovered 183 stolen iPhone 16 Pro Max devices valued between $250,000 and $450,000, nearly $70,000 in cash, 16.5 kilograms of silver bars, corporate SIM cards used to unlock stolen phones, and packages belonging to Bell customers targeted by overseas scam call centres.
Two Oakville men are now facing charges:
38-year-old Navjot Singh
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000.00
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000.00
- Trafficking Property Obtained by Crime
45-year-old Puneet Singh
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000
- Trafficking Property Obtained by Crime
- Proceeds of Crime Over $5000
- Fraud Over $5000
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact D/Cst. Mike Suffoletta at 905-546-8936 or D/Sgt. David Brewster at 905-546-2991. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers.
