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A traffic stop last week netted Loon Lake RCMP a number of credit and ID cards that had been reported stolen, as well as a sawed-off firearm and drugs.
Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release on March 18 that the proactive safety stop by the Loon Lake detachment on March 14 was set up on Island Lake First Nation (also known as Ministikwan).
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Police said the driver of one vehicle stopped was unable to provide a driver’s licence when asked and then officers found he had given them a false name.
They then found a large quantity of ID and financial cards that did not belong to the vehicle’s two occupants as well as a sawed-off firearm, ammunition, a small amount of crystal methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Police said they later found a number of the ID and financial cards had been reported stolen to various Alberta RCMP detachments.
Both the driver and passenger of the vehicle were arrested.
Two Cold Lake residents aged 28 and 30, were each charged with 16 counts of unauthorized use of credit card information, 10 counts, possession of property obtained by crime less than $5,000, possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, possession of a loaded prohibited firearm without a licence, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, carrying a concealed weapon, and possession of a firearm with a tampered serial number.
The 28-year-old was also charged with obstructing a peace officer, operating a vehicle while while prohibited, possession of a firearm while knowing its possession is unauthorized, unlicensed possession of a firearm, and two counts of possession of a weapon contrary to an order.
The 28-year-old was remanded into custody until his next appearance in court in Loon Lake on March 20, while the 30-year-old is scheduled to appear in Loon Lake Provincial Court on April 17.
Police said that three roadside suspensions for alcohol or cannabis use were also issued the same night.
“Traffic check stops are an effective tool to help keep a community safe. We all know that they help officers take unsafe drivers off the street. It’s also important to highlight that check stops also help us detect and disrupt criminal activity,” Sgt. Earl Keewatin from the Loon Lake RCMP said in the news release.