Red Deer RCMP seize stolen vehicles, IDs and fentanyl

RCMP seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, a stolen Subaru Impreza, a stolen Nissan Altima, and numerous pieces of stolen identification.

33-year-old Saleem El-Majzoub faces the following charges:

– Possession of stolen property over $5,000 X 2
– Possession of stolen property under $5,000 X 11
– Possession of Schedule I substance X 2 (fentanyl and methamphetamine)

36-year-old Fatima El-Majzoub faces the following charges:

– Possession of stolen property over $5,000 X 2
– Possession of stolen property under $5,000 X 11

58-year-old Joerg Karl Wunsch faces the following charges:

– Possession of stolen property over $5,000 X 2
– Possession of stolen property under $5,000 X 11
– Possession of Schedule I substance (fentanyl)

At the time of his arrest, Wunsch was wanted by police after being identified as the suspect in a series of shoplifting incidents over the past few months in which thousands of dollars worth of cosmetics and fragrances were stolen from several stores.

He faces three charges of theft under $5,000 and one charge of failing to attend court on those matters.

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In an unrelated drug trafficking investigation, the Red Deer RCMP drug unit and Sylvan Lake RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in Eckville on June 15.

The investigation began in late May as part of the Priority Crimes Task Force’s focus on drug and property crimes activity through neighbouring police jurisdictions in central Alberta.

RCMP seized approximately 175 grams of what is believed to be cocaine, oxycodone, hydromorphone, two large bags of marijuana, numerous items consistent with drug trafficking and almost $13,000 in cash.

23-year-old Brent James Devine faces the following charges:

– Possession for the purpose of trafficking X 2 (cocaine, cannabis)
– Possession of Schedule I substance X 2
– Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000

“One of our top priorities in the Red Deer RCMP Annual Policing Plan is the reduction of drug and property crimes. These investigations are examples of the energy RCMP focus on taking drugs off the streets and putting alleged drug dealers before the courts through shared intelligence and partnerships with our policing partners,” says Sergeant Robert Schultz of the Red Deer RCMP. “Criminals don’t respect jurisdictional boundaries and so our crime reduction efforts don’t, either.”

(Gary McKinnon)

by rdnewsNOW staff

Red Deer RCMP seize stolen vehicles, IDs and fentanyl

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