On October 30th 2023 at approximately 2:30am Innisfail RCMP were patrolling Penhold and located a truck driving erratically. The licence plate on the vehicle was confirmed as stolen out of Red Deer and police stopped the vehicle and arrested the driver and passenger.
A search of the suspects and truck resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine, fentanyl, Xanax, non-taxed cigarettes and additional evidence of drug trafficking. Both suspects are known to police.
48-year-old Gary Auvigne, a resident of Penhold, is charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking Methamphetamine;
- Possession of a controlled substance (x2)
- Possession of property obtained by crime (x2)
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
- Possession of non-tax cigarettes.
33-year-old Kyle Rasmussen, a resident of Red Deer, is charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking Methamphetamine
- Possession of a controlled substance (x2)
- Possession of property obtained by crime (x2).
A Judicial Interim Release hearings were held and both accused were released by a Justice of the Peace to attend the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer on Nov. 21, 2023.
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