August 13, 2013
Medicine Hat…ALERT‘s Medicine Hat Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), an integrated team of Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) and RCMP members, charged two people as a result of a drug trafficking investigation.
On August 9, CFSEU-Medicine Hat, with assistance from the MHPS, concluded a drug trafficking investigation with the arrest of a man and woman in the southwest Hill area of Medicine Hat. Police seized 3.4 kilograms of marihuana, along with $7,000 cash. The marihuana has an estimated potential street value of $34,000.
As a result, two people have been charged:
CFSEU-Medicine Hat is an ALERT team established and funded by the Government of Alberta to bring together the province’s most sophisticated law enforcement resources and tools to combat organized crime. Nearly 400 municipal police, RCMP, and sheriffs work for ALERT.
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Media inquiries may be directed to:
S/Sgt. Joe West
CFSEU-Medicine Hat
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT)
403-529-8448
Candace Cook
Communications
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT)
780-509-3015
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