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Alberta RCMP have arrested and charged two men in connection to the theft of canola.

Police received a report on Sept. 28 that a significant amount of canola had been stolen from a farm in Camrose County.

Later that day RCMP were contacted when individuals attempted to sell canola to a Hutterite colony in the area.

RCMP located the grain truck and another vehicle and attempted to do a traffic stop. A spike belt was used to stop the grain truck and the driver was arrested. The driver of a second vehicle was arrested southwest of Bashaw. Canola and a grain auger were recovered in the investigation.

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