2 charged after counterfeit cash, printers found in Sylvan Lake

Two people have been accused ofmaking counterfeitmoney in the central Alberta town of Sylvan Lake.

Mounties searched a home in the Ryders Ridge neighbourhoodon Tuesday and foundseveral printers, counterfeit Canadian and U.S. currency, and "other materialscommonly used for the production of counterfeit currency," according to an RCMP press release.

"Two adults were arrested without incident," the release says.

Bradley James Mulder, 44, of Red Deer was charged with possessing counterfeit currency and possession of a restricted weapon. He's been released on bail and will be back in court later this month.

Nicole Armstrong, 32, of Sylvan Lake was charged with offences related to the possession and production of counterfeit currency, identity theft, possession of stolen property, and possession of a controlled substance.

She's scheduled to appear in a courtroom in Red Deer next month.

Armstrong has also been accused ofusingcounterfeit moneyin Stettler, about an hour's drive east, on Jan. 11. She is scheduled to appear incourt in that town in March.

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