Lethbridge… ALERT has seized nearly 300 fentanyl pills as the result of search warrants being executed at two north Lethbridge homes. ALERT Lethbridge’s organized crime and gang team conducted the searches on December 14, 2016 with the assistance of Lethbridge Police Service and RCMP. Homes were searched on St. Francis Road North and Stafford Road… Read more »
Lethbridge… A suspected Lethbridge fentanyl dealer is out two vehicles and more than $10,000 cash following an ALERT bust that unfolded in Lethbridge and Coalhurst. ALERT seized 271 fentanyl pills and a loaded handgun. ALERT Lethbridge’s organized crime and gang team concluded the investigation on December 1, 2016 with help from Lethbridge Police Service and… Read more »
Calgary… Andrew McGuire, who was wanted in relation to an ALERT Calgary organized crime investigation, has been arrested. The 41-year-old man turned himself into police last night, December 8, at Calgary Police Service headquarters. McGuire was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, and was one of 10 people implicated in a year-long organized crime investigation. ALERT… Read more »
Calgary… Following a year-long ALERT investigation, a Calgary-based organized crime group has been dismantled. Ten people were arrested and 111 charges relating to drugs, firearms, and organized crime have been laid. ALERT Calgary’s organized crime and gang team began its investigation in November 2015 and concluded on November 21, 2016 with the arrest of primary… Read more »
Lethbridge… Six people were arrested following a significant cocaine seizure in Lethbridge. ALERT seized more than $50,000 worth of crack cocaine as result of an investigation tied to a previous bust. ALERT Lethbridge’s organized crime and gang team made the seizure on November 23, 2016 with the help of Lethbridge Police Service and RCMP. A… Read more »
Calgary… Two shotguns, a variety of drugs, and a number of weapons were seized from two Calgary homes following a short-term investigation by ALERT. ALERT Calgary’s organized crime and gang team searched homes in the Dover and Mission neighbourhoods of Calgary on November 10, 2016. Calgary Police Service provided assistance and two suspects were arrested…. Read more »
Lethbridge… Four people were arrested when ALERT executed a search warrant at a suspected drug house, which was operating across the street from a Lethbridge elementary school. ALERT’s Lethbridge organized crime and gang concluded a drug trafficking investigation on November 17 when a search warrant was executed at a home on Meadowlark Boulevard. The home… Read more »
Grande Prairie… Four homes in Grande Prairie were searched as part of a drug trafficking investigation conducted by ALERT. Three firearms and more than $40,000 in drugs and cash were seized. ALERT Grande Prairie’s organized crime and gang team executed four search warrants on the morning of November 16, 2016. RCMP Grande Prairie provided assistance… Read more »
Medicine Hat… Eight people were arrested in connection with an ALERT drug trafficking investigation that took place in southeastern Alberta. Searches were conducted in Medicine Hat and Tilley, Alta. On November 8, ALERT’s Medicine Hat organized crime team seized two firearms, ammunition, cocaine, and methamphetamine with the assistance of Medicine Hat Police Service, RCMP Brooks,… Read more »
