Grande Prairie… Nine firearms, none of which were lawfully possessed, were seized from a pair of west-central Alberta drug dealers. The firearms and drugs were seized after a home in Grande Cache, Alta. was searched. ALERT Grande Prairie’s organized crime and gang team made the seizure on February 9, 2022. ALERT seized nine firearms and… Read more »
Edmonton… ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) has charged an Edmonton man with child pornography offences and investigators are looking for possible victims to come forward. David McDowell was arrested on January 12, 2022 and charged with possession of child pornography. The 69-year-old man was previously a volunteer youth coordinator for an Edmonton-based medieval recreation and… Read more »
Edmonton… ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit has arrested a 34-year-old Edmonton man for child pornography offences. The suspect was employed as a peace officer with Alberta Health Services. Simon Boutros was arrested with the help of the Edmonton Police Service on February 2, 2022. Boutros is charged with possession of child pornography and transmitting… Read more »
Red Deer… Two people were arrested after an ALERT investigation in Red Deer turned up a variety of drugs and a loaded shotgun. On January 26, 2022 a home in the Red Deer neighbourhood of Vanier Woods was searched. The search warrant execution capped of a three-month investigation by ALERT, with the assistance of Red… Read more »
Medicine Hat… Five people have been charged and more than $1.6 million in fentanyl and meth were seized in a joint investigation between ALERT and RCMP Federal Serious Organized Crime. Project Motor is an 18-month investigation that spanned across Canada’s westernmost provinces. ALERT alleges the drug trafficking network had its origins in British Columbia’s lower… Read more »
