Thieves were captured on surveillance video using grocery carts to haul items from a semi-trailer unit they had broken into overnight Wednesday in North Cowichan.
The unit was at a store on Beverly Street.
North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP making patrols found a 40-year-old man in a nearby wooded area trying to leave with a cart loaded with items. He was arrested for theft, along with drug possession and possession of break-in tools.