Edmonton… More than 1,200 fentanyl pills were seized from an Edmonton home and ALERT arrested three suspected drug dealers. ALERT Edmonton made the seizure on April 20 after finding the potent pills alongside a variety of other drugs at an apartment in the McQueen neighbourhood of Edmonton. ALERT also seized cash and a new Mercedes… Read more »
Calgary… A joint investigation between ALERT and WestJet’s Corporate Security has resulted in fraud and theft charges against an airline employee. ALERT Calgary’s Financial Crime team arrested and charged Terance Gough, 43, on April 19 with fraud and theft over $5,000. ALERT is an integrated team consisting of Calgary Police Service and RCMP members. Gough… Read more »
Budget 2016 includes a $2.6 million increase for Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) to continue fighting crime across Alberta. The increase means ALERT will be able to maintain all its policing positions. ALERT will receive a total of $29.1 million in provincial funding. “This government knows the valuable work ALERT does to help make… Read more »
Edmonton… ALERT is issuing a public notification following multi-kilogram seizure of W-18 powder in the Edmonton area. W-18 is a form of synthetic opioid and is allegedly 100x more toxic than fentanyl. ALERT’s investigation dates back to December 2015 when four kilograms of a then-unknown chemical powder was seized as part of a fentanyl investigation… Read more »
Lethbridge… A Lethbridge couple is facing charges under the province’s drug-endangered children’s act following an ALERT investigation that uncovered evidence of drug trafficking at the family’s home. On April 12, ALERT Lethbridge and Lethbridge Police Service executed a search warrant at a home in West Lethbridge and seized cocaine, marijuana, and codeine pills. Six people… Read more »
Edmonton… A 35-year-old man from Bonnyville, Alta. was arrested by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit following a child sexual exploitation investigation and allegations he distributed a nude photo of his young daughter. ALERT arrested the suspect on April 6 with the assistance of RCMP Bonnyville. ALERT is an integrated team consisting of Edmonton Police Service… Read more »
Edmonton… ALERT and RCMP Strathcona County collaborated to search seven homes in the Edmonton area and arrest four suspected drug dealers. ALERT Edmonton, an integrated team consisting of Edmonton Police Service, RCMP, and Alberta Sheriffs, seized roughly $170,000 worth of cash and drugs, a handgun, and a thousand rounds of ammunition. The seizures took place… Read more »
Medicine Hat… ALERT and Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) arrested three people and seized nearly $35,000 in drugs and cash after a Medicine Hat home was searched. ALERT Medicine Hat, an integrated team consisting of MHPS and RCMP members, concluded a one-month drug trafficking investigation on March 30. A search warrant was executed at a… Read more »
