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This car was stolen from a driveway in Canada. We found it in West Africa

David Common · CBC News · Posted: Sep 06, 2023 3:00 AM CDT | Last Updated: November 4

The call from Ghana woke Len Green at the Toronto home where his prized vehicle had been stolen a year earlier.

“I’m calling from CBC News,” said the journalist on the other end of the phone. “We’re doing an investigation into stolen vehicles, and I’m pretty sure I’m sitting in your vehicle … in West Africa.”

“Whoa,” he replied. “I can’t believe it … that’s crazy.”

WATCH | We found your stolen car … in Africa:

CBC finds Toronto man’s stolen car in West Africa

2 months ago

Duration2:00CBC’s David Common informs Len Green that his stolen car has been found in Ghana, 8,500 kilometres from Toronto, where it first went missing a year ago.

In the same lot, journalists found dozens of other vehicles, some with Canadian licence plates, often with their provincial registration and insurance documents still in the glove box.