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Police said three men arrested after officers seized fake pieces of gold and platinum following a Saskatchewan traffic stop may be involved in suspicious sales in three Prairie provinces.

Members of the Broadview combined traffic services were on patrol Saturday morning on Highway 1 when they stopped an eastbound vehicle for excessive speeding.

A check of the three men in the vehicle found that one had a warrant out for his arrest.

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Officers then searched the vehicle and said they found a large amount of cash and what appeared to be 32 pieces of gold and platinum with a street value between $50,000 and $100,000.

It was later determined that the precious metals were counterfeit and the three men were the suspects in several suspicious pawn transactions.

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Police said they are actively investigating the sales complaints in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

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Two Ontario men, Richard Blokhorstm, 25, and Mitchell Pye, 26, are charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000.

A third man, Michael Richards, 30, who is from Nova Scotia, is charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000 and possession of counterfeit money.

The trio have been released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Broadview provincial court on Jan. 25, 2017.

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