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Urinating on a tree leads to credit card fraud charges for three Quebec men

Three Quebec men arrested in Halifax on credit card fraud charges after a report of a man peeing on a tree.
Three Quebec men arrested in Halifax on credit card fraud charges after a report of a man peeing on a tree.

HALIFAX – Three men from Quebec are facing several charges, including credit card fraud and fraud over $5,000, after a man caught peeing on a tree lead Halifax police to a rented home where he and two others had been manufacturing fake credit cards.

Police responded to a call of an indecent act where a man was seen peeing on a tree on Quinpool Road an Robie Street just after 3:45 a.m. on Saturday morning.

The man then got into a car, which was followed by police, and located at the Needs Convenience store on Herring Cove Road.

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Two of the three men in the car were arrested for breach of court orders and the third for obstructing a police officer. The vehicle was also seized.

Through their investigation, police learned that the three men has rented a home on Lier Ridge in Halifax, which they then searched.

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In their, search officers found materials used to make fraudulent credit cards and other items that police allege were obtained fraudulently.

20-year-old Kevin Clairsant-Letourneau, 22-year-old Marvin Pierre Coriolan and 23-year-old Karim Agba have been charged with several offences, including possession of a stolen credit card, possession of an instrument used for forging a credit card and fraud over $5,000.

Clairsant-Letourneau also faces charges of obstructing a police officer, Coriolan faces three counts of breach of probation and Agba faces four counts of breach of probation.

The three were in custody for the weekend and are scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on Monday.

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