Wetaskiwin RCMP said Friday they have recovered a “significant” amount of stolen property.
Officers executed a search warrant, along with the RCMP Edmonton Auto Theft Unit, at a rural property near the city on the morning of Sept. 3.
Officers found a hydro-vac truck estimated to be worth $350,000, four pickup trucks, one car, two holiday trailers, five utility trailers, one quad and other “various property.”
Police also seized ammunition, a small amount of drugs believed to be fentanyl, crystal methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana.
“Clearly a long-term criminal operation was being run out of this property,” Cpl. Andrew Olfert said in a news release. “It’s a great result when we can remove stolen property from the wrong hands, and even better when we return that property to the rightful owners.”
RCMP in Alberta are working with other jurisdictions, including in Saskatchewan, to return the items seized.
Leroy Hall, 49, Jonathon Sacrey, 33, and Megan Krusky, 33, are all facing charges of possession of property obtained by crime, tampering with a VIN and possession of a controlled substance.
Hall and Sacrey remain in custody and are scheduled to appear in Provincial Court of Alberta in Wetaskiwin on Sept. 19. Krusky has been released on a recognizance and is scheduled to be back in court on Sept. 19.