Man arrested after $1M in stolen, re-vinned vehicles recovered, cocaine seized: Halifax police
A man has been arrested after police say cocaine was seized and $1 million in stolen, re-vinned vehicles were recovered.
In February 2023, the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division started an investigation into the trafficking of stolen, re-vinned vehicles into Nova Scotia from Alberta.
On March 17, 2023, police stopped a suspect in one of the stolen vehicles, according to a news release from Halifax Regional Police on Thursday.
Police say the vehicle was seized and approximately one pound of cocaine was found in the vehicle.
Approximately $1 million in stolen, re-vinned vehicles were also recovered, according to police.
Jeffrey Robert MacNeil, 41, is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court at a later date to face charges of:
- nine counts of possession of property obtained by crime
- nine counts of possession of property obtained by crime for the purpose of trafficking
- nine counts of trafficking in property obtained by crime
- nine counts of fraud over $5,000
- laundering the proceeds of crime
- possession of a forged document
- possession for the purpose of trafficking in a controlled substance
Halifax Regional Police says investigators were assisted by the Équité Association, Public Services and Procurement Canada Forensic Accounting Management Group, Calgary Police Service, New Brunswick RCMP and members from the Integrated Guns and Drugs Unit.
For more Nova Scotia news visit our dedicated provincial page.
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