The IRSU were interested in the South Surrey location where the stolen U-Haul was recovered. Police were interested in an individual because of his driving offences and in a residence as a potential location of stolen property.
Further evidence was gathered and the IRSU team connected with a Surrey RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU). This resulted in the execution of a search warrant at that property on Friday, September 22.
IRSU, Surrey RCMP CRU and Police Helicopter Air 1 all converged on the property. Several other persons at that location were identified in an ongoing investigation. Police recovered 12 stolen vehicles as well as the contents of two stolen U-Haul trucks. The estimated value of the recovery is $250,000.
Included in that recovery were the belongings of the couple who had moved from Moncton, New Brunswick, to Vancouver. They were reunited with their property this weekend (see photos).