Police seized 1,800 bottles of high-end perfumes and colognes that were stolen from luxury stores and resold.
Justice is sweet.
Toronto Police have cracked a group whose members stole high-end perfumes and colognes from area stores for resale online and in flea markets.
Police have arrested one man and are searching for another who allegedly operated a fragrance theft racket that stole high-end perfumes from luxury stores in Sherway Mall and others.
Police issued a warrant on October 13 to search a Milton home during which 1,880 bottles of high-end perfumes and colognes were seized that was worth about $319,000.
Officers of 22 Division’s Major Crime Unit began an investigation involving multiple thefts reported by various luxury retail establishments across the city.
In most cases the stolen bottles of different fragrance were sold at flea markets or online.
Police said the wanted man is in his 20’s, about six feet tall, about 180 pounds, with a thin build and a goatee. The suspect is known to wear Adidas Yeezy 700 sneakers.
This is one of the few security camera shots taken of the perfume bandit.
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Issam Ahmad, 23, of Milton, was arrested and charged with: trafficking of property or thing obtained by crime exceeding $ 5,000, possess proceeds of property or thing obtained by crime exceeding $5,000 and possess proceeds of property or thing obtained by crime for trafficking exceeding $5,000.
He is slated to appear at an Ontario Court of Justice on December 1.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.