VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A collaborative effort involving the Jamestown Police Department, Valley City Police Department, Barnes County Sheriff’s Department, Stutsman County Narcotics Task Force, and ND BCI resulted in the arrest of 2 people at a home in northwest Valley City.

Jamestown Police were investigating instances of fraudulent credit card transactions conducted online and linked to a Jamestown business. Tracing these transactions led authorities to a residence in Valley City.

The executed search warrant yielded the confiscation of various items, including a stolen firearm, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, cell phones, laptop computers, desktop computers, tablets, notes, ledgers, receipts, and a vehicle.

Chanulae Smith, a 27-year-old female, was apprehended on suspicion of unauthorized use of personal identifying information, theft of property, and possession of a stolen firearm. She is presently detained in the Stutsman County Correctional Center, awaiting formal charges from Barnes County related to the possession of a stolen firearm and anticipating formal charges from Stutsman County regarding the unauthorized use of personal identifying information and theft of property.

Courtney Collins, a 34-year-old male, was arrested under suspicion of possessing a stolen firearm and is currently in custody at the Barnes County Correctional Center, awaiting formal charges from Barnes County.

The ongoing investigation suggests the potential for additional charges in connection to this incident.