A 41-year-old Grande Prairie man will appear in provincial court on April 10, 2017.
Trent Douglas Hockett is facing numerous charges after a search and seizure on March 16 at a home in Wembley.
The investigation began in February, when RCMP received a tip regarding some goods stolen in a Red Deer home invasion the month before. Besides some items of sentimental value, police also took over a-thousand pharmaceutical pills, 91 grams of marijuana, 1.575 litres of GHB, 27.89 grams of Crystal Meth and 71.46 grams of cocaine. As well, prohibited firearms and weapons, including a handgun stolen during a break and enter in the County of Grande Prairie, were also seized.
“It’s always a good thing to remove stolen firearms from the community,” Staff Sergeant Mike Lefebvre said in a news release. “It’s always unknown how they’ll be used.”
Among the charges that Hockett now faces includes three counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, six counts of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, three counts of Possession of a Firearm without a licence, occupying a vehicle knowing there’s a firearm in there, Possession of a loaded Prohibited Firearm, two counts of Possession of a Firearm knowing it was obtained in the commission of an offence, six counts of Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, three counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime under $5,000, and three counts of Unlawful Possession of an Identity Document,
The recovered personal property is set to be returned to the owners in Red Deer.
Anyone who has information about any crime is encouraged to call their local police detachment. If they wish to remain anonymous, they can always contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by Internet at www.tipsubmit.com.
Some of the items seized last week at a home in Wembley. (Photo/Grande Prairie RCMP)
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