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By Sheldon Spackman

October 2023 Incident

Trial date set for one of two facing stolen property and drug trafficking charges

Mar 6, 2024 | 1:53 PM

A trial date has been set for a Penhold man facing stolen property and drug trafficking charges.

Gary Raymond Auvigne, 48, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Justice on July 5, 2024.

It was about 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 30, 2023, when Innisfail RCMP members patrolling Penhold located a truck driving erratically.

Mounties say 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 were known to police.

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Gary Auvigne was charged with:

• 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.

His co-accused, Kyle Rasmussen, 33, a resident of Red Deer, was charged with:

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

An arrest warrant was issued for Kyle Rasmussen on March 5, 2024, after he failed to show up for a scheduled court appearance in Red Deer.

Related: Pair arrested near Penhold face property & drug charges

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