The CEO of Biktrix seems to be able to control his frustration well. After describing the growth of his e-bike company, he gets to the point: "We've just been robbed."

He can even show the theft on video: A towing vehicle approaches a 40-foot container that is apparently already on a trailer. After an interruption in the clip, the semitrailer truck rides away. The police describe the perpetrators as "a man and a woman in dark clothing who were trying to conceal their identity". In another clip, a person can be seen hastily getting in before the semitrailer truck rides away. 

In the container at the time are 150 e-bikes, worth a total of 500,000 dollars. The media reports contradict each other as to whether they were Canadian dollars (approx. 340,000 euros) or US dollars (470,000 euros). According to Roshan Thomas, CEO of Biktrix, the bikes were part of a newly developed model series and were the first to arrive in Canada from Asia, including prototypes. He does not know how much the insurance will cover. Dealing with this damage is definitely a challenge, he explains on a Canadian news channel. 

The trailer and container are discovered a few days later - empty. In the meantime, there is also beef between Thomas and the police. The Biktrix boss does not believe that the officers will find the stolen goods - one police unit was still looking for the container, which another had long since found. The police, on the other hand, think the CEO is making the investigation more difficult by making evidence - the surveillance camera footage - public.

At least the controversy is giving the case a little more attention, which should make it more difficult for the thieves to sell the e-bikes.