The RCMP are asking the public to give them time to identify and catalogue the property located at an Athabasca County property late last week after yesterdays announcement.
"We understand the interest in recovering stolen items, and we are committed to ensuring property is returned to its rightful owners," said Const. Cory Riggs, a media relations officer for the eastern division.
"RCMP investigators are currently in the process of identifying and cataloguing recovered property, including vehicles and equipment. Owners will be contacted directly by police."
Staff Sgt. Mark Hall said the detachment was doing its best to sort through the goods as quickly as it can, but due to the complex nature of the investigation — at least one vehicle is believed to have had an altered vehicle identification number (VIN) — specialized officers from the auto theft unit are coming up from Edmonton to assist.
"The sheer scale of the investigation is large," said Hall during the Jan. 2 press conference. "We're working with our headquarters to determine how we move forward with this, we'll be keeping the community advised to what we'll be doing here. We're still going through each of these pieces of equipment to identify them."
