SASKATOON — A fraud investigation by Saskatoon police has uncovered a stolen luxury SUV shipped all the way to Ghana, West Africa, and led to several charges against a 21-year-old Alberta man.
On Jan. 14, 2025, the Saskatoon Police Service received a report of a stolen vehicle and fraud over $5,000 at a business in the 2300 block of Faithfull Avenue. It was reported that a man from Alberta bought a Land Rover from the business but the business later learned that the vehicle was stolen via identity fraud.
Members of the Economic Crime Section began investigating and learned the vehicle was in British Columbia. Then days later, with assistance from the Edmonton Police Service and Canada Border Services Agency, officers learned the vehicle was on its way to Ghana, West Africa. Officers were later able to confirm that the vehicle was in Ghana.
Then on Feb. 3, 2025, Saskatoon Police received a report of a fraudulently purchased BMW X5 from a business in the 3100 block of Faithfull Avenue. The suspect was reportedly coming from Alberta but had a Quebec driver’s license and attended Saskatoon to buy the vehicle. The business was later informed the individual who purchased the vehicle had been flagged for fraudulent activity.
Through their investigation, officers learned the suspect had been using a driver’s license that had been altered after it was lost in Quebec.
The suspect was arrested in Edmonton by the Edmonton Police Service.
Saskatoon Police have charged him with fraud over $5,000, theft of a motor vehicle, possession of an identity document belonging to another person, fraudulently personating another person, using a forged document, and breaching court-imposed conditions.
