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pro-active policing pays off

Innisfail Mounties seize drugs, recover stolen vehicles

Jun 13, 2019 | 3:41 PM

On May 15, Innisfail GIS located a stolen vehicle, followed it to the Innisfail Fas Gas and arrested the driver on foot.

The vehicle, a 2017 limited edition Ford Explorer valued at over $60,000, was stolen out of Calgary. A quantity of methamphetamine was also seized.

A 42-year-old Central Alberta man has been charged and will appear in Red Deer provincial court in July.

On June 5, Innisfail GIS located a stolen licence plate on a vehicle in Innisfail. Surveillance was conducted which led to the recovery of a stolen licence plate and boat trailer stolen out of Penhold in 2018.

During the investigation a 36-year-old Calgary man with numerous arrest warrants was arrested and held for Judicial Interim Release hearing.

On June 7, Innisfail GIS and Innisfail detachment members executed a search warrant in Innisfail. Evidence of cocaine trafficking was seized, a drug trafficking investigation is on-going.

Two Central Alberta men with outstanding arrest warrants on unrelated matters were also arrested during this investigation.

Innisfail RCMP plans to continue with enforcement and pro-active policing in Innisfail over the summer months. People with information regarding drug trafficking and property crime are encouraged to contact Innisfail GIS at 403-227-8514.