Teen charged in Lloydminster cannabis store break-in [Video]

A teenager is facing charges after thousands of dollars in merchandise was stolen from a cannabis store robbery east of Edmonton.

Mounties were called to the store on the city’s south side in the early morning hours of Nov. 26.

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Police say the store was broken into and approximately $15,000 worth of items were stolen.

The same day, police executed a search warrant at a home in the 1800 block of 49 Avenue, where they recovered items stolen from the store.

A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was arrested.

The teen has been charged with:

• break and enter;
• possession of stolen property over $5,000;
• three counts of fail to comply with release order; and
• five counts of fail to comply with probation.

The teen was released on conditions. He is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 3 in Lloydminster.