A huge mail and credit card ring bust in New Westminster unveiled almost 10,000 pieces of stolen mail, cards and passports.
“Recovering some of these may prevent people from being further victimized,” Sgt. Andrew Leaver with the New Westminster Police Department said.
“The evidence that you’re seeing before you right now represents only a portion, but every box that’s there is actually full of people’s mail.”
Leaver says New Westminster police officers were called to an apartment building on 5th Avenue and 8th Street last Wednesday for an unrelated call when they spotted something suspicious leading to this bust.
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“The amount of evidence that we’ve seized will disrupt an organization and will prevent people from being victimized,” Leaver added.
In addition, police seized three replica handguns and a possible real firearm.
“It’s not common that we see firearms associated to mail fraud, so that’s also concerning to us,” Leaver said.
To prevent becoming a victim of identity fraud, Leaver said everyone should check their credit reports, track their statements and know if any accounts have been opened in their name so those can be stopped immediately.
It is unclear at this time how many people have been impacted by this ring but police said any lost or stolen mail should be reported to authorities right away.
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