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ALERT makes record-breaking drug seizure

October 2, 2014 ALERT makes record-breaking drug seizure Edmonton… Over 360,000 pills, 10,000 vials, and more than three dozen types of chemical precursors and additives were seized by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) in a record-setting illegal steroids bust. The values of the steroids seized is estimated at $9.3 million. The illegal steroids […]

Blackfalds Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges

October 1, 2014 Blackfalds Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges Calgary… A 58-year-old Blackfalds man has been arrested on child pornography charges by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT). ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation team, with the assistance of Blackfalds RCMP, arrested Anthony Gordon Murray on September 29th. The 58-year-old man is being charged with […]

Pistol-Grip Shotgun Seized from Red Deer Drug House

September 30, 2014 Pistol-Grip Shotgun Seized from Red Deer Drug House Red Deer… A pistol-grip shotgun and quantity of drugs were seized from a Red Deer drug house by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT). The Grandview neighbourhood home is located across from a middle school and has been the scene of recent drug […]

Five Years for Grande Prairie Drug Dealer

September 25, 2014 Five Years for Grande Prairie Drug Dealer Grande Prairie… A Grande Prairie woman who was at the centre of a quarter-million dollar drug bust in April 2013, was sentenced to five years in prison. Mahasin Amanda Hadija, received the sentence in Grande Prairie provincial court on September 23rd. The 32-year-old woman was […]

B.C. Man Wanted in Connection to Grande Prairie Drug Bust

September 23, 2014 B.C. Man Wanted in Connection to Grande Prairie Drug Bust Grande Prairie… An alleged drug dealer with ties to B.C.’s lower mainland is being sought by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) following a Grande Prairie drug seizure. Michael Robin Edward Douglas, 27, is the subject of a province-wide warrant following his […]

Baby Rescued by ALERT in Lethbridge Drug Investigation

 September 18, 2014    Baby Rescued by ALERT in Lethbridge Drug Investigation  Lethbridge… A 24-year-old Lethbridge mother was arrested by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) after her newborn baby was being brought along on suspected drug dealing.     The baby boy, who is less than a month old, was removed from a vehicle along with […]

Alleged Serial Child Sex Offender Charged

 September 5, 2014    Alleged Serial Child Sex Offender Charged  Edmonton… A 26-year-old Thorsby man is facing 20 child sexual exploitation-related offences following an investigation by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) and Thorsby RCMP.     Sean Hudson is accused of committing a long-list of offences against four male victims in four separate instances. All […]

Large Amount of Cash Seized from Lethbridge Drug Dealer

 August 29, 2014    Large Amount of Cash Seized from Lethbridge Drug Dealer  Lethbridge… Cash and property totaling nearly than $100,000 were seized from an alleged Lethbridge drug dealer by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT).     On August 27, ALERT Lethbridge and members of the Lethbridge Regional Police Service, concluded an investigation into a […]

Firearms Seizure Made in Connection to B.C.’s “Dr. Frankenstein”

 August 21, 2014    Firearms Seizure Made in Connection to B.C.’s “Dr. Frankenstein”  Fort McMurray… A 29-year-old Fort McMurray man was arrested and 13 firearms were seized by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) in connection to a British Columbia-based weapons trafficker.     The arrest and seizure by ALERT’s Wood Buffalo team was made in connection […]

Fort McMurray drug dealers nabbed

 August 15, 2014    Fort McMurray drug dealers nabbed  Fort McMurray…Two men accused of trafficking cocaine in Fort McMurray have been arrested by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT). Cocaine and cash proceeds of crime were seized in the investigation.     On August 15th, ALERT’s team in Wood Buffalo and RCMP members executed two search warrants […]

Since 2022, CISA has been guided by four pillars that focus the effort to promote an integrated, intelligence-led approach to combating organized crime; these are:

  • Building Relationships with Stakeholders;
  • Promote Intel Sharing Across the Province;
  • Being Proactive and Identify Emerging Trends; and
  • Investing in Our People Through Training and Development

 

Criminal Intelligence Service Alberta (CISA) has recently developed an Alberta Firearms Intelligence Centre (AFIC) to equitably expand access to firearms intelligence for all law enforcement agencies within Alberta. AFIC will provide timely, accurate, and actionable intelligence to law enforcement agencies and policy-makers to achieve the shared and collaborative goals of increasing public safety concerning firearm-related crimes.

Protecting Kids Online | Internet Child Exploitation

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

FILE INTAKES

680

872

1,149

1,114

3,815

2,994

2,764

SUSPECTS CHARGED

22

16

34

37

109

81

125

CHARGES LAID

87

45

123

160

415

351

413

CHILDREN RESCUED

26

78

56

43

203

46

100

EXHIBITS SEIZED

335

368

545

476

1,724

1,243

1,845

TOTAL PHOTOS/VIDEOS

262,400

511,133

1,374,310

606,254

2,754,097

2,551,921

13,260,819

Stopping Human Trafficking | HUMAN TRAFFICKING & COUNTER EXPLOITATION

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

SUSPECTS CHARGED

13

10

7

4

34

30

76

CHARGES LAID

79

46

87

19

231

96

157

VICTIM INTERVENTIONS

30

29

17

37

113

28

22

Intelligence & Expertise | CISA / Training

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

INTELLIGENCE REPORTS

409

296

327

442

1,474

1,560

1,318

TRAINING COURSES

5

3

8

11

27

36

25

CANDIDATES TRAINED

321

56

135

350

862

933

638

Disrupt & Dismantle Organized Crime | Combined Special Forces Enforcement

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

SUSPECTS CHARGED

40

27

42

32

141

197

168

CHARGES LAID

176

156

237

231

800

1,088

820

FIREARMS SEIZED

105

53

26

48

232

102

126

EST. VALUE OF DRUGS SEIZED

$906,814

$553,851

$2,725,161

$1,148,337

$5,334,163

$10,898,269

$334,093,020

PROCEEDS OF CRIME SEIZED

$218,133

$52,970

$130,996

$230,195

$632,294

$1,432,847

$21,740,617

ANNUAL Regional ResultS

ARRESTS

CHARGES

FIREARMS

DRUGS

PROCEEDS

CALGARY

24

110

14

$937,422

$65,881

EDMONTON

17

131

45

$592,839

$272,446

FORT MCMURRAY

8

78

4

$352,942

$144,301

GRANDE PRAIRIE

7

17

13

$192,145

$31,855

LETHBRIDGE

7

29

44

$349,773

$51,245

LLOYDMINSTER

24

93

41

$164,134

$12,504

MEDICINE HAT

37

179

13

$293,108

$7,861

RED DEER

17

163

58

$2,451,800

$46,201

TOTALS

141

800

232

$5,334,163

$632,294

Organized Property Crimes | Auto Crimes

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

SUSPECTS CHARGED

1

1

2

1

10

CHARGES LAID

11

47

STOLEN VEHICLES

23

15

1

6

45

245

118

RECOVERED ASSETS

$1,432,000

$941,025

$108,000

$260,000

$2,741025

$8,420,500

$3,919,500

Firearms investigations | Firearms lab & Gang suPpression teams

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

2023-24

2022-23

2021-22

FIREARMS EXAMINATIONS

349

351

243

235

1,178

EXHIBIT EXAMINATIONS

1,316

1,409

891

1,099

4,715

SERIAL NUMBER RESTORATIONS

31

34

19

24

108

IBIS SUBMISSIONS

343

421

1,334

304

2,402

GUN SEIZURES

1

14

15

SUSPECTS CHARGED

4

22

26

CHARGES LAID

41

144

185

Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) involves images and/or videos that depict the sexual abuse of minors – the majority of which involve prepubescent children. Often, CSAM involves explicit and/or extreme sexual assaults against the child victim (Cybertip.ca).

Learn more about Internet Child Exploitation and ALERT’s integrated teams combatting this issue.

Ghost Guns are illegal, privately manufactured firearms or lower receivers. These weapons are often made with 3D-printers, and undermine public safety due to their lack of licensing requirements, serialization and safety controls.

Learn more about Ghost Guns on ALERT’s dedicated Privately Manufactured Firearms info page