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West Shore RCMP Street Crime Unit and the Regional Crime Unit executed the search warrant in a condo building on the 1300 block of Bear Mountain Parkway, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m.

About 500 cards varying from drivers licences, bank cards, gift cards, social insurance cards and gift cards. Some of the cards were blank and others had names and photos. Police are working to identify the people on the cards. A printer, scanner, card printer and laminator were also recovered.

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With the number of cards recovered, RCMP speculate many were likely taken from vehicles.

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Police also recovered six laptops, two Canadian passports, a box of gold rings, two Gucci watches, break and enter tools, a 42-inch TV and various other cameras and electronics.

West Shore RCMP Street Crime Unit discovered some of the items are connected to thefts and break and enters in Saanich, Victoria and Nanaimo.

Peter Bigcharles, 37, and Amanda Chinn, 22, are in custody until they go to court, Dec. 13. Both had numerous court-ordered conditions from previous offenses. Bigcharles is charged with identity theft, possession of break-in instruments, two counts of possession of stolen property and breach of court order. Chinn is charged with identity theft, possession of break-in instruments and two counts of possession of stolen property.