Man charged after N.B. RCMP seizes $100,000 in counterfeit cash from stolen vehicle

The RCMP says officers seized $100,000 in counterfeit cash from a stolen vehicle in Elsipogtog, N.B., on March 17, 2026. (New Brunswick RCMP)

A 32-year-old man is facing charges after police seized a large quantity of counterfeit cash from a stolen vehicle in Elsipogtog, N.B., last week.

The RCMP says officers from the Richibucto detachment spotted a suspicious vehicle pulling into a driveway on Sunset Drive around midnight on March 17.

When a marked police cruiser pulled up behind the vehicle, police say the driver and passenger fled the scene.

“After following the tracks in the snow, police observed the driver outside a nearby residence,” said the RCMP in a news release Tuesday. “When officers attempted to arrest him, the individual forced open the front door and entered the residence.”

The officers followed the man and arrested him, but they couldn’t find the passenger.

Police searched the vehicle, which they determined had been reported stolen, and seized the following items:

• $100,000 in counterfeit Canadian money
• two sheets of silver line for counterfeit money
• drug paraphernalia
• a small quantity of what is believed to be cocaine
• a laptop

Ronald Sock from Elsipogtog is facing charges of forcible entry, resisting arrest and failing to comply with a probation order. He appeared in Moncton provincial court on Friday and was released from custody. He’s due back in court on April 13.

The investigation is ongoing and police say they are still trying to locate the passenger who fled the scene.

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