MAIDSTONE – Three people have been charged by Maidstone RCMP after fraudulent ID cards were found in two separate investigations.
Two Edmonton men were charged with having a counterfeiting mark, fraud and possession of identity documents. Prabhjot Singh and Daman Singh Bajwa, both 24, were arrested by the Maidstone RCMP Roving Traffic unit after they got a complaint of fraudulent activity at a business in Maidstone.
After receiving the report, RCMP located Singh and Bajwa on Highway 16 east of Maidstone. After pulling the vehicle over and obtaining a search warrant, police seized information related to multiple false identities.
“Everything from forged Social Insurance Numbers, health care cards, driver’s licences, credit cards, SIM cards, phones and a quantity of cash were located and seized from the vehicle,” said Sgt. Jolyne Harrison, Maidstone Detachment Commander on Tuesday.
Both Singh and Bajwa were charged with having a counterfeiting mark, possession of property obtained by crime, fraud over $5,000, and possession of identity documents.
The two were released and are scheduled to appear in Lloydminster court March 22.
“We would like to thank the communities we serve for being vigilant and reporting suspicious behaviour and activity,” said Harrison.
This investigation is ongoing.
Vancouver woman arrested
On Feb. 25, Maidstone RCMP Roving Traffic Unit stopped a vehicle near Maidstone, which resulted in a woman being arrested.
Police say that when they searched the vehicle, they found 16 fraudulent social insurance cards, eight fraudulent permanent resident cards, nine fraudulent Ontario driver’s licenses, and three fraudulently obtained credit cards.
Mariah Betty Crookes, 24, of Vancouver, was charged with three counts of possession of government marks, illegal possession or trafficking in government documents, and fraud over $5,000.
Crookes was remanded in custody and appears in North Battleford Court on March 2.
The charges against the three haven't been proven in court.
