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3 of 4 pricey speed boats stolen in Alberta recovered; charges pending

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WATCH: Surveillance footage from Wizard Lake Marine Inc. shows suspects loading up and stealing four high-end motor boats – Sep 14, 2017

RCMP have found three of the four high-end motor boats stolen from Wizard Lake Marine earlier this month and charges are pending.

Four speed boats and accompanying trailers — worth a total of $800,000 — were stolen early in the morning on Sept. 13 from the Calmar boat dealership. The boats are all 23-foot Super Air Nautique G23, designed for wakeboarding, waterskiing and other water sports.

READ MORE: 4 speed boats worth $800K stolen from Alberta dealership 

On Saturday, RCMP found three of the boats and the trailers on a rural property near Cold Lake.

Officers said an additional $250,000 worth of stolen property was also recovered during a search.

Two men are in custody and charges are pending, RCMP said. Officers in Cold Lake and Leduc continue to investigate the theft.

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One boat has still not been found and RCMP are asking for help finding it. They believe it may have been sold in the Edmonton area.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the Leduc RCMP at 780-980-7200 or the Cold Lake RCMP at 780-594-3302.

“Crime has no boundaries and it is very common for criminals to cross jurisdictions,” Staff Sgt. Jeremie Landry said.

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“We’re pleased with the progress being made on this investigation.”

Calmar is about 15 kilometres west of Leduc and 35 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.

Watch below: They were caught on camera but not in time. A Calmar, Alta. area business has been robbed of four expensive speedboats. Vinesh Pratap has more on the heist.

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Alberta business robbed of 4 expensive speedboats

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