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Fredericton police seize $13K-worth of drugs from stolen vehicle

Fredericton police seized weapons and drugs from a stolen vehicle on Oct. 6, 2024. (Source: Fredericton Police Force) Fredericton police seized weapons and drugs from a stolen vehicle on Oct. 6, 2024. (Source: Fredericton Police Force)
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A man is facing charges after the Fredericton Police Force seized stolen items, weapons, and drugs valued at more than $53,000 from a stolen vehicle earlier this month.

Police found the stolen vehicle and seized the property and drugs on Oct. 6, according to a police news release. The seized items include:

  • 22 calibre bullets
  • stolen licence plates and vehicle registration for another vehicle
  • Halloween masks
  • axe
  • bolt cutters
  • baseball bat
  • Taser
  • knives
  • pepper spray
  • $510 in cash

Police say the items, which include the stolen vehicle, are approximately valued at more than $40,000. Officers also seized drugs valued at nearly $13,000, including:

  • cocaine
  • methamphetamine
  • crack cocaine
  • scales and packaging supplies
  • case and lockbox

Officers arrested Tyler Williams-Cleghorn, 32, and charged him with:

  • motor vehicle theft
  • possession of property obtained by crime
  • possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
  • possession of a weapon
  • possession of break-in instruments
  • possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon
  • possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000

Williams-Cleghorn was released on conditions and he is scheduled to reappear in court later this month.

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