News Release Archives > October 2017

Lethbridge… Two people have been arrested by ALERT after a shotgun and cocaine were seized as part of a Lethbridge drug trafficking investigation. ALERT’s Lethbridge organized crime and gang team made the seizure on October 19, 2017 when a home in the 1200-block of 6 Avenue South was searched. Lethbridge Police Service and RCMP investigators… Read more »

• Tags:
• Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams,
• ALERT,
• cocaine,
• drug trafficking,
• Lethbridge,
• lethbridge police,
• shotgun

• Categories:
• Lethbridge,
• Organized Crime & Gangs

Edmonton… A 54-year-old Morinville man has been arrested by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation team. The suspect allegedly used social media applications to trade child pornography and was involved in child luring. Jeffrey Paul Veenbaas, 54, was arrested on October 17, 2017 with the assistance of Morinville RCMP. ICE charged Veenbaas with possession of child pornography,… Read more »

• Tags:
• Alberta,
• ALERT,
• child exploitation,
• child pornography,
• internet child exploitation,
• luring,
• morinville

• Categories:
• Child Exploitation,
• Edmonton

Fort McMurray… One suspected drug dealer has been arrested but ALERT is looking for an additional suspect following a drug raid that took place in Fort McMurray. Mohamed Mehdi Assiani, 34, is wanted by police for his suspected role in a Fort McMurray drug trafficking operation. He is wanted on charges of possession for the… Read more »

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• Alberta,
• Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams,
• ALERT,
• drugs,
• Fort McMurray,
• wanted

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• Fort McMurray,
• News Releases

Edmonton… A loaded handgun, with its serial number removed, was seized alongside an assortment of drugs in a recent ALERT investigation that took place in Edmonton. ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team made the search and seizure on Wednesday, Oct. 4, with the help of the Edmonton Police Service. Four homes were searched and… Read more »

• Tags:
• Alberta,
• Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams,
• ALERT,
• drugs,
• Edmonton,
• firearms

• Categories:
• Edmonton,
• News Releases

Twenty individuals are facing drug related charges and 29 individuals are facing charges in connection to stolen property, following a month-long project focused on applying pressure to street-level drug traffickers in an effort to suppress crime in Medicine Hat. In response to a concerning trend related to increases in both drug activity and property crimes,… Read more »

• Tags:
• Alberta,
• Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams,
• ALERT,
• drugs,
• medicine hat,
• Medicine Hat Police Service,
• methamphetamine,
• property crimes

• Categories:
• Medicine Hat,
• News Releases,
• Organized Crime & Gangs

Lethbridge… A three-month investigation by ALERT teams in Lethbridge has resulted in the arrest of two Edmonton men and the seizure of more than $150,000 worth of crack cocaine. The investigation began in July 2017 thanks to a tip from the public. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, ALERT Lethbridge’s organized crime team, with the assistance of… Read more »

• Tags:
• Alberta,
• Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams,
• ALERT,
• crack cocaine,
• Lethbridge

• Categories:
• Lethbridge,
• News Releases

Grande Prairie… A short-term investigation by ALERT teams in Grande Prairie has resulted in two people being arrested on a number of drug-related charges. On Thursday, Sept. 28, ALERT members, with the assistance of Grande Prairie RCMP, executed search warrants on a home and a vehicle in Grande Prairie. More than $15,000 in drugs and… Read more »

• Tags:
• Alberta,
• Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams,
• ALERT,
• cocaine,
• Grande Prairie,
• heroin,
• methamphetamine,
• proceeds of crime,
• weapons

• Categories:
• Grande Prairie,
• News Releases