UPDATE #1 Search Warrant Finds Additional $130K in Stolen Property

Investigators have located an additional $130,000 in electronics and merchandise during a search warrant related to a $2 million Amazon theft and fraud investigation. 

In November 2025, members of the Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) began an investigation into two employees of the Amazon Fulfillment Centre located at 789 Salem Road.  Investigators were contacted by Amazon Loss Prevention after it was alleged that two employees were responsible for the theft of approximately $2 million in merchandise over a two-year period. 

On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, members of the FCU executed a search warrant at a storage locker in Newmarket.  As a result, an additional $130,000 in stolen electronics and merchandise was located.

Mehul Baldevbhai PATEL, age 36 from Newmarket faces additional charges of: Possession of Stolen Property Over $5000.

He was released on an Undertaking.
 
Anyone with information about this or similar incidents is asked to contact D/Cst. Bonner of the Financial Crimes Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5321.

Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.

The information in this media release contains facts and circumstances that have been obtained from a police investigation. These allegations have yet to be proven in court. 

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