Man found adrift in stolen boat faces additional charges

10-Oct-2025

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A Toronto man who was arrested for theft and possession of stolen property while adrift in the Atlantic Ocean last month is facing a raft of additional charges, including theft and weapons offences, related to alleged incidents in Western Canada.

Mohammad Saleh, 31, was initially charged with two counts each of vehicle theft and possessing stolen property after a truck stolen in Alberta was found at the marina in the small Cape Breton community of D'Escousse, N.S., where RCMP say a cabin cruiser was taken from the dock.

Several days later, federal fisheries officers doing an aerial survey spotted the boat drifting near the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon near Newfoundland.

Two days after that, on September 30, the Mounties, DFO, military and coast guard caught up with the boat near Sable Island.

Crown attorney Keavin Gallant Finnerty said the case is unusual.