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Five charged, including 15-year-old, after stolen cars recovered south of Ottawa

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Five Quebec residents are facing charges after police recovered stolen cars along Highway 401 south of Ottawa.

OPP recovered four vehicles on Highway 401 and one on County Road 2 in South Stormont township on Nov. 24 around 7 a.m., police said in a news release.

A 15-year-old from Saint-Elzear, Que. is faced with possessing break-in instruments, dangerous operation of a vehicle, fleeing from a police officer and possessing property obtained by crime.

Nicolas Kouyate, 19, of Pierrefonds, Que., is charged with possession of property obtained by crime, possessing break-in instruments and failing to comply with an undertaking.

Benoit Laurence, 61, and Marc-Andre Auclair, 38, of Montreal, and Namo Barua, 18, of Laval, are all charged with possession of property obtained by crime. Barua is also charged with possessing break-in instruments.

Police say Kouyate is in custody and the other four accused were released.

They are due to appear in court in Cornwall at a later date.

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