Sawed-off rifle seized from Surrey business

SURREY RCMP on Wednesday announced that anĀ investigation which included the execution of a search warrant at a local business has resulted in charges against two men and the seizure of property including a sawed-off rifle.

This investigation was initiated by the Surrey RCMP Community Response Unit (CRU) as a follow-up on suspicious activity reported in association to the location of a local oil change business. On February 13, the Surrey RCMP CRU executed a search warrant in the 7200-block of 128th Street.

During the investigation police located a seized a number of items including a large amount of personal identification, credit cards and passports believed to be stolen as well as a sawed-off rifle. Two men are now facing a number of criminal charges.

* Steven Werner, 57, of Surrey, has been charged with:

Ā§ Four counts of possession of identity documents

Ā§ Possession of a firearm while prohibited to do so

Ā§ Unauthorized possession of a firearm

Ā§ Unsafe storage of a firearm

Ā§ Possession of a stolen or forged credit card

Ā§ Possession of property obtained by crime

* Movin Nur, 37, of Surrey, has been charged with:

Ā§ Three counts of possession of a stolen or forged credit card

Ā§ Two counts of possession, trafficking in, or use of credit card data and personal authentication information

Ā§ Unauthorized use of a credit card

Ā§ Possession of identity documents

Ā§ Fail to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance

ā€œThis investigation is an excellent example of the Community Response Unitā€™s ability to effectively target commercial operations that are being used to victimize our community,ā€ said Staff-Sgt. Winston Shorey, South CRU Commander. ā€œWe encourage the public to continue to provide us with tips and information which assists us in our efforts to combat crime in Surrey.ā€.

The Surrey RCMP Community Response Units provide targeted enforcement of problematic areas and individuals identified through intelligence, neighborhood complaints, and crime analysis / trends. They provide uniformed deployment to address crime, nuisance activity, and neighborhood safety through pro-active policing strategies.