GPCR Unit seized six ounces of meth after locating stolen vehicles

Oct 17, 2022 | 12:34 PM

On October 11 around 1 p.m., officers with the Grande Prairie Crime Reduction Unit located two stolen vehicles at a gas station in Wembly and arrested two males who were attempting to flee.

Mounties conducted a search of the vehicle and seized 180 grams of methamphetamine.

John Wolitski, a resident of Beaverlodge, was charged with:

Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking
Failing to comply with a release order X3
Resist arrest
Operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited

Dwayne Olson, a resident of Hythe, was charged with:

Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
Drive while unauthorized
Possession of a controlled substance
Failing to comply with a release order X4
Failure to comply with a probation order

Olson also had 41 outstanding criminal charges at the time of his arrest.

Following Judicial Interim release hearings Olson and Wolitski were remanded into custody and were scheduled to appear in Grande Prairie Provincial Court, on October 17.

by Tanner Smith