Edmonton… A Canadian Armed Forces member has been charged with child luring and child pornography related offences following a joint investigation by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit and the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations. Steven Massey, 32, has been charged with luring, making child pornography, and distribution of child pornography. Massey is a member of the… Read more »
Calgary… The search of three Calgary homes has led to the seizure of a significant amount of drugs, over $100,000 in cash, and a semi-automatic rifle. ALERT Calgary’s organized crime and gang team made the seizure with the assistance of Calgary Police Service and RCMP investigators. Three suspected drug dealers were arrested and charged with… Read more »
Grande Prairie… A 50-year-old man suspected drug dealer was arrested and 122 fentanyl pills were seized in Grande Prairie following a short-term investigation by ALERT. ALERT’s Grande Prairie organized crime and gang team made the arrest and seizure on June 9, 2017. Two homes were searched with the assistance of RCMP Grande Prairie. At one… Read more »
Edmonton… An Alberta father has been arrested by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit for alleged sexual offences committed against three of his daughters. The alleged offences include incest, procurement for sex, and child pornography charges. Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) arrested the 41-year-old man back in November 2016 in a small Alberta town west of Edmonton…. Read more »
Lethbridge… A Cardston, Alta. gun store has been searched by ALERT following an investigation into firearms trafficking. The entire store’s firearms inventory of 1,000 guns and one million rounds of ammunition was seized. ALERT Lethbridge’s organized crime and gang team and the RCMP National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST) conducted a five-month investigation into K&D… Read more »
Edmonton… More than 150 grams of powder fentanyl was seized by ALERT in Edmonton. Two men were arrested and a warrant has been issued for a third suspect. ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team seized 152 grams of powder fentanyl worth an estimated $60,000. ALERT alleges that the suspects sold the fentanyl powder under… Read more »
Calgary… ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit has charged a 42-year-old Calgary man with child pornography offences. The suspect is involved in coaching youth sports, specifically minor soccer. Brent Bulycz was arrested by the Calgary-based Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit on June 1, 2017 and charged with possessing, accessing, and making child pornography available. Bulycz… Read more »
Edmonton… More than two and a half kilograms of cocaine were seized from a suspected Edmonton drug dealer by ALERT. An estimated $275,000 worth of drugs was seized along with two firearms. ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team made the seizure following a short-term investigation into suspected drug trafficking in the area. On May… Read more »
