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Canada launches national plan to combat auto theft

Massive x-ray machine deployed to Peel Region to deter auto thefts Device will scan shipping containers at Canadian ports as part of national strategy.

The federal government has unveiled a national plan to tackle auto theft.

The National Action Plan on Combatting Auto Theft includes more intelligence sharing among police forces and a working group involving all levels of government.

It also calls for more interventions at ports, with the Canada Border Services Agency tasked with expanding searches of shipping containers in a bid to stop vehicles from being sent overseas.

The announcement comes months after the feds convened a summit to address what it describes as a complex and growing international concern.