By rdnewsNOW staff

oct. 30

Pair arrested near Penhold face property & drug charges

Oct 31, 2023 | 12:54 PM

Innisfail RCMP have laid stolen property and drug trafficking charges against two people.

The detachment says it was about 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 30, 2023 when members patrolling Penhold located a truck driving erratically.

The licence plate was confirmed stolen out of Red Deer and police stopped the vehicle, then arrested the driver and passenger.

Police say a search of the suspects and truck turned up methamphetamine, fentanyl, Xanax, non-taxed cigarettes and additional evidence of drug trafficking. Both suspects are known to police.

Gary Auvigne, 48, a resident of Penhold, is charged with:

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• Possession for the purpose of trafficking Methamphetamine;
• Possession of a controlled substance (x2)
• Possession of property obtained by crime (x2)
• Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
• Possession of non-tax cigarettes.

Kyle Rasmussen, 33, a resident of Red Deer, is charged with:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking Methamphetamine
• Possession of a controlled substance (x2)
• Possession of property obtained by crime (x2).

Both accused were released by a Justice of the Peace to attend the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer on Nov. 21, 2023.