SEVERAL Criminal Code charges have been sworn against a man in a multijurisdictional semi-trailer theft investigation by Surrey Police Service’s Prolific Offender Unit.
In December 2024, SPS’s Prolific Offender Unit began an investigation into the alleged theft of 14 semi-trailers worth, collectively, over $1,000,000 after SPS received a report that trailers had been stolen from a semi-trailer dealer in Surrey.
The investigation, which spanned Surrey, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Calgary, led to reports of other stolen trailers in other cities. A suspect was identified by SPS’s Prolific Offender Unit and multiple search warrants were executed at properties in Surrey and Chilliwack. A number of semi-trailers, tools, and vehicles were seized.
On January 28, 2026, the following charges were approved by the BC Prosecution Service against 42-year-old Amandeep Singh Dhaliwal:
- 9 counts: Possession of stolen property in excess of $5,000
- 5 counts: Possession of stolen property not in excess of $5,000
- 6 counts: Without lawful excuse, alter, remove or obliterate a vehicle identification number on a motor vehicle
Dhaliwal was arrested on February 11, 2026, by SPS. He has been released on bail and his next court appearance is scheduled for February 18 in Surrey Provincial Court.
Surrey Police Service thanked the Calgary Police Service’s General Investigations Unit for their assistance in this investigation.
