Month: September 2015

Firearm Seizure from Enoch Cree Nation Drug Dealer

Edmonton… A joint investigation between Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) and Edmonton Police Service (EPS) led to the seizure of a loaded SKS semi-automatic carbine from a suspected drug dealer. ALERT Edmonton, an integrated team consisting of EPS and RCMP members, made the firearm seizure on September 24 at a home on the Enoch […]

Huge Collection of Child Sex Abuse Videos Uncovered in Medicine Hat

Medicine Hat…A 27-year-old Medicine Hat man was arrested after Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) investigators uncovered an expansive collection of child sex abuse videos. The investigation by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) team was initiated based on a referral from the German state police of Baden-Württemberg involving the accused’s peer-to-peer internet activities. ICE is […]

Six Arrested as Result of Drug Crackdown in Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray…Six suspected drug dealers have been arrested as result of a joint investigation between Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) and RCMP Wood Buffalo. The coordinated effort is aimed at curbing the Fort McMurray drug trade and associated violence. Cocaine and other drugs were seized as part of two separate investigations completed in Fort […]

Huge Drug Haul Taken from Edmonton Home

Edmonton… More than half a million dollars’ worth of drugs was taken from an Edmonton home by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). Powder cocaine, crack cocaine, and methamphetamine were just some of the estimated $585,000 worth of drugs seized by ALERT Edmonton, an integrated team consisting of Edmonton Police, Alberta Sheriffs, and RCMP members. […]