In 2020-21, ALERT continued to adapt to the changing nature of serious and organized crime threats facing Albertans. In the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, people from across the globe drastically altered their daily lives, routines, customs, and social behaviours. The same can be said for organized crime. Border closures, social distancing requirements, and… Read more »
Edmonton… ALERT is currently conducting search warrants across the province as part of an ongoing investigation into large-scale fentanyl production. ALERT conducted 13 search warrants on July 7, 2021. The search locations include homes and businesses in the Edmonton and Calgary areas, and a suspected fentanyl superlab located at a rural location just south of… Read more »
Edmonton… A 15-year-old girl has been rescued from human trafficking and ALERT has charged her perpetrators. Three Edmonton men have been charged with a total of 35 criminal offences. ALERT’s Human Trafficking and Counter Exploitation unit has arrested three suspects for human trafficking with the most recent arrest coming on June 29, 2021. The suspects… Read more »
Grande Prairie… Following a tip from the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency, a Grande Prairie man has been charged with child exploitation related offences. Dennis Mossey was arrested by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit and Grande Prairie RCMP on June 30, 2021. The 52-year-old man has been charged with making, possessing, and distributing child… Read more »
