Police recover stolen trailer containing cannabis products worth more than $2M, 5 suspects arrested

These five men are facing firearm and theft-related charges. (York Regional Police)

Five men have been charged after police recovered a stolen trailer containing cannabis products worth more than $2 million in Mississauga earlier this month.

York Regional Police (YRP) said the trailer was stolen from Niagara Region and was intended for delivery to numerous dispensaries.

Officers were in the area of McLaughlin Road and Highway 401 on April 15 when they discovered the stolen trailer, YRP said.

Shortly after, officers observed several males linked to the stolen trailer and arrested them. YRP said two firearms were located when officers searched the men.

In a news release on Wednesday, the suspects were identified as 21-year-old Manveer Singh, 32-year-old Sarbjeet Singh, 21-year-old Dilkhab Singh, 25-year-old Karan Kumar and 23-year-old Jaiskavan Malhi.

All suspects except Kumar are from Brampton, police said. The 25-year-old is from Hamilton.

They are facing a combined 33 theft and firearm-related charges.

Police say there may be additional victims and are asking anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers anonymously.