Four charged after cops seize ‘approximately $25,000 worth of stolen vape products’

Four people are facing charges after police investigating a robbery and a threat made at gunpoint seized thousands of dollars in allegedly stolen vape products along with several guns.

According to the Saskatoon Police Service, officers got a report on Dec. 5 from a victim who said three men had pointed a gun at him while making threats.

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“Through investigation, it was learned that the same men had committed a robbery in Moose Jaw, SK on December 4th and were conspiring to commit another robbery in Saskatoon on December 6th,” the police force said in a statement.

Police said one of the suspects was arrested that same day, and two others were arrested on Christmas Eve “after a brief evade police incident.” A fourth suspect was arrested on Feb. 11.

According to police, officers later searched two homes and a vehicle, leading to the seizure of a 12-gauge shotgun, a .22 rifle resembling a WWII-era MP40 submachinegun, an SKS rifle, a handgun, bear spray, a knife, ammunition and “approximately $25,000 worth of stolen vape products.”

“All four men, age 33, 27, and two age 22, are facing an assortment of charges relating to weapons, conspiring to commit robbery, evading police, and intimidation of a justice system participant,” the police force said.