{"id":913532,"date":"2026-06-17T18:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/man-charged-with-fraud-after-stolen-saskatoon-land-rover-found-in-ghana\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:15:09","slug":"man-charged-with-fraud-after-stolen-saskatoon-land-rover-found-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/man-charged-with-fraud-after-stolen-saskatoon-land-rover-found-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with fraud after stolen Saskatoon Land Rover found in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/thestarphoenix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0428-news-sask-police_96966725.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=LLONaZtW9V_MQoJOlshUpw, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/thestarphoenix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0428-news-sask-police_96966725.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=lPV4AeoAGcnocaiUtU-gEg,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/thestarphoenix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0428-news-sask-police_96966725.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;sig=IM5OJKeqgY86IEPM4hvU4A 2x\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\"><\/picture><figcaption><span>Saskatoon police have charged a 21-year-old man with several fraud-related offences after a Land Rover was stolen from Saskatoon in 2025 and located in West Africa.<\/span> <span>Photo by LIAM RICHARDS<\/span> \/<span>Saskatoon StarPhoenix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>No longer a goner, a stolen Saskatoon Land Rover has been found in Ghana.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section 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license.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async>The inter-provincial turned international investigation began on Jan. 14, 2025, when Saskatoon police were notified of a <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"vehicle theft\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/thestarphoenix.com\/news\/crime\/which-vehicles-are-targeted-for-theft-in-saskatoon-and-other-things-to-know-about-stolen-autos\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/thestarphoenix.com\/news\/crime\/which-vehicles-are-targeted-for-theft-in-saskatoon-and-other-things-to-know-about-stolen-autos\" target=\"_blank\">vehicle theft<\/a> and fraud of over $5,000 from a business in the 2300 block of Faithfull Avenue.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<div aria-labelledby=\"SaskatoonStarPhoenixAfternoonHeadlines2609555984188336530915822793654272\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component data-target-list=\"SP_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<p>By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where a man from Alberta reportedly bought a Land Rover under a false identity, police said in a news release this week.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, on Feb. 3, 2025, Saskatoon police were told of another fraudulently-purchased vehicle from a business just down the block, in the 3100 block of Faithfull Avenue.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Police said a man, allegedly from Alberta but carrying a Quebec driver\u2019s license, bought a BMW X5. Afterward, the business was informed of the buyer\u2019s fraudulent activity, and investigators learned the suspect\u2019s driver\u2019s license had been altered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async>A 21-year-old man was arrested in Edmonton where local police, alongside the Canada Border Services Agency, helped <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"Saskatoon police\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/thestarphoenix.com\/news\/crime\/saskatoon-police-search-for-suspects-in-separate-stabbing-carjacking-incidents\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/thestarphoenix.com\/news\/crime\/saskatoon-police-search-for-suspects-in-separate-stabbing-carjacking-incidents\" target=\"_blank\">Saskatoon police<\/a> locate the Land Rover in Ghana.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s charged with fraud over $5,000, theft of a motor vehicle, fraudulent impersonation, possession of an identity document belonging to another person, using a forged document, and breaching court-imposed conditions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Saskatoon police confirmed that the charges only pertain to the February 2025 incident. 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