On Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, members of the Western Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit, RCMP Auto Theft Unit, McLennan RCMP and Peace Regional RCMP executed a search warrant at a rural property near Girouxville, Alta., resulting in numerous drugs, weapons and property crime charges. The search warrant was a result of a lengthy investigation into a suspected stolen vehicle chop shop, where a number of stolen vehicles and vehicle parts were recovered.
A 55-year-old male, of the MD of Smoky River is facing 36 charges including:
- Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking
- Multiple firearms charges
- Multiple counts of possession of stolen property
- Multiple counts of altering Vehicle Identification Numbers
- Multiple counts of fraudulent concealment
- Multiple counts of uttering a forged document
A 28-year-old male, of the MD of Smoky River is facing charges including:
- Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking
- 16 firearms-related charges
A 25-year-old female, of the MD of Smoky River is facing charges including:
- Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking
- 16 firearms-related charges
All accused have been released to appear in Peace River Provincial Court on Nov. 19, 2018.
As this matter is now before the courts no further information will be provided.