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Court heard that police also found forged documents for a Polaris ATV that had been stolen from Two Hills in 2015. Escott later sold the ATV to his neighbour for $10,000.

Escott’s conditions include a no-contact order with a co-accused arrested as part of Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams’ (ALERT) investigation, dubbed Project Al-Wheels.

He must also abide by a curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. seven days a week except when it relates to his employment or education.

The court heard that Escott, who is originally from Newfoundland but moved to Alberta 16 years ago, is a foreman and supervisor in the oil and gas industry and travels to remote camps for work.

Escott must not be in possession of or consume alcohol or any intoxicating substances and he must not in be in possession of any weapons.

He was also slapped with a $500 fine for the possession of the steroids and testosterone.

Project Al-Wheels, which began in October 2015, centred on a scheme involving members of the Hells Angels and support clubs who were allegedly involved in theft, putting new vehicle identification numbers on stolen vehicles and selling them.

It culminated in the arrest of 10 people in June 2016.

ALERT officers recovered $1 million in stolen property and the seizure of a cache of firearms.

Among the numerous stolen items seized were 17 travel trailers, three pickup trucks, six all-terrain vehicles, one snowmobile, two dirt bikes, 18 rifles, two shotguns and one handgun.