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By Ashley Legassic

STOLEN PROPERTY

More than $300,000 in stolen property seized by Chase RCMP

Jul 5, 2019 | 5:50 AM

CHASE, B.C. — A cache of firearms and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stolen property has been seized by RCMP in Chase, but no charges have been laid.

Police say in a news release that two search warrants were executed by the force in June.

Chase RCMP and Natural Resource Officers attended a rural property in the 4000 block of Leopold Road near Scotch Creek to recover stolen Crown timber.

At the time, police say, three men and one woman were detained.

The four people who were detained were released without charges, according to RCMP.

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During the search, police located several vehicles that were confirmed stolen or had the vehicle identification numbers “purposefully removed”.

Officers also found numerous firearms, according to the release. Several were found to be prohibited including a Norinco Mak-90 fully automatic rifle, a Sterling Mark 4 Sub machine gun, a Smith & Wesson revolver with a ground-off serial number and a drum magazine, and a firearm fitted inside a small suitcase.

“A mechanism was fashioned so a person holding the suitcase handle could activate a lever that would pull the trigger shooting the firearm,” the release states.

During the initial search officers also found a stolen loader and other larger items which were unable to be recovered at the time, but police returned on June 23 to retrieve them.

“This investigations was a clear success for the Chase RCMP,” says Cpl. Scott Linklater in the release. “Not only were we able to work with a partner agency to recover property that had been stolen from across British Columbia, but we were also able to safely remove a number of illegal firearms preventing them from potentially being used in future crimes.”

Here’s a list of the recovered vehicles:

• A Woodmizer portable saw mill reported stolen to the Salmon Arm RCMP in September of 2018
• A 2017 Cargomate trailer reported stolen to the Langley RCMP in January of 2018
• A John Deere 3720 tractor with front end loader reported stolen to the Salmon Arm Detachment in May of 2011
• A 2000 Honda motorcycle reported stolen to the North Okanagan RCMP on June 16th, 2019
• A 2006 Dodge 1500 reported stolen to the Prince George RCMP on June 13th, 2019
• A 2015 Suzuki motorcycle reported stolen to the Abbotsford Police Department in November of 2017
• A 2008 Yamaha dirt bike reported stolen to the North Vancouver RCMP in November of 2017
• A 2014 KTM dirt bike reported stolen to the North Okanagan RCMP in June of 2018
• A 2007 Keystone Fifth Wheel camping trailer reported stolen to the Langley RCMP in September of 2015
• An Arctic Cat all terrain side-by-side vehicle reported stolen to the Surrey RCMP in November of 2018
• A 2006 Gear toy hauler travel trailer reported stolen to the Ridge Meadows RCMP in February of 2019
• A Caterpillar loader with backhoe reported stolen to the Langley RCMP in January of 2017
• A John Deere Gator utility vehicle reported stolen to the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP in May of 2018
• A Cub Cadet riding lawn mower reported stolen to the Langley RCMP in June of 2017