Suspect arrested after 5 million bees stolen in Quebec; bees remain missing

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. - A second man has been arrested in the theft of five million bees in Quebec.

Provincial police say the 43-year-old suspect surrendered to police on Friday in Joliette, about 50 kilometres north of Montreal.

He will appear in court on Monday.

Earlier this week the man's 36-year-old brother was also arrested and arraigned in connection with the theft.

Police suspect the accused also made off late last month with 180 hives belonging to Jean-Marc Labonte, who estimated the value of everything stolen at $200,000.

The bees have not yet been found.

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  Bees come and go from a bee hive in West Bath, Maine on Monday, April 30, 2012. (AP / Pat Wellenbach)

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  Honey bees and the queen (with yellow dot) on a honeycomb, April 15, 2013. (AP / Yves Logghe)