A complaint of a suspicious vehicle led Vegreville RCMP to seizing GHB and locating the lab where it was created.
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April 17, RCMP received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle in Minburn County, Alta.
Once they arrived on the scene, they noted the vehicle had been reported stolen and arrested the man inside. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of 700 ml of GHB. Further investigation revealed an address in Vegreville where the GHB was being produced.
RCMP obtained a search warrant for the residence. Vegreville RCMP, assisted by the RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region’s Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement and Response attended the residence and executed the search warrant alongside EMS and Vegreville Fire.
The subsequent search resulted in seizure of 38 litres of suspected 1,4-Butanediol, a GHB precursor, and 12 liters of GHB, as well as the dismantling of the lab.
As a result of the investigation into the suspicious vehicle, Jeremy Donald Blackwell, a resident of Edmonton was charged with: Two counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5000, possession of GHB and obstructing a police officer.
“I would like to thank the public for their vigilance and the trust they showed us by calling in suspicious activity” said Staff Sgt. Collin Folk, Detachment Commander of the Vegreville RCMP.
Blackwell was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody. He will appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in Vegreville on May 12.
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