Two Men Arrested in Fort McMurray Drug Bust

February 28, 2014    Two Men Arrested in Fort McMurray Drug Bust  Fort McMurray…Two men have been arrested in an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) drug trafficking investigation in Fort McMurray. More than $22,000 worth of cash and drugs was recovered.     ALERT’s Wood Buffalo Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), with the assistance of […]

More GHB seized in Edmonton

February 26, 2014    More GHB seized in Edmonton  Edmonton… More than five litres of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) were seized in search warrants executed by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) and four people have been arrested.     ALERT’s Edmonton Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), with the assistance of Edmonton Police Service and RCMP members, seized […]

Large Amount of Heroin Seized in Edmonton Home

 February 25, 2014    Large Amount of Heroin Seized in Edmonton Home  Edmonton… Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) have made their largest heroin seizure in more than five years, seizing nearly $100,000 worth of heroin from an Edmonton home and recovering three firearms.     ALERT’s Edmonton Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), with the assistance […]

ALERT surpasses $500 million worth of drugs seized

 February 21, 2014    ALERT surpasses $500 million worth of drugs seized  Calgary… Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) have seized more than $500 million worth of drugs from Alberta streets since being formed by the province in 2006 to tackle serious and organized crime.     “The more than half a billion dollars of seized drugs […]

Alberta Avenue home cleaned up following ALERT investigation

 February 20, 2014    Alberta Avenue home cleaned up following ALERT investigation  Edmonton… An Alberta Avenue home that for years has been a haven for drug addicts and prostitutes will be cleaned up thanks to an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) investigation.        ALERT’s Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) team will board-up and vacate the home […]

Share with Care: ALERT offers Warning on Safer Internet Day

February 11, 2014    Share with Care: ALERT offers Warning on Safer Internet Day    Edmonton… On Safer Internet Day, Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) is asking parents and young people to be more aware of the risks and consequences involved with online image sharing.     Last year ALERT’s Integrated Child Exploitation (ICE) unit investigated over […]

Hells Angel Member Arrested, Guns and Drugs Seized

 February 6, 2014    Hells Angel Member Arrested, Guns and Drugs Seized  Edmonton…Ten people have been arrested, including one member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club, and they are facing a total of 39 drug and weapon related charges with the conclusion of an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) investigation.        On January 30th, ALERT’s […]