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Weapons Cache Seized in Drug Arrests

 June 12, 2014    Weapons Cache Seized in Drug Arrests  Grande Prairie… Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) has seized a number of weapons, including two assault rifles, along with a wide-range of drugs as result of a drug trafficking investigation that concluded in Wembley, Alta.      ALERT Grande Prairie, with the assistance of Grande Prairie […]

Eight Alberta men Arrested in Nation-wide Child Porn Sting

 June 19, 2014    Eight Alberta men Arrested in Nation-wide Child Porn Sting  Edmonton… Eight Alberta men are amongst the over 150 alleged child sex offenders arrested Canada-wide as part of Operation Snapshot III. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) assisted the national operation coordinated by the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre (NCECC).     Five […]

Two Handguns Recovered from Local Amphetamine Dealer

 May 30, 2014    Two Handguns Recovered from Local Amphetamine Dealer  Edmonton… Two handguns, along with more than $100,000 in drugs and proceeds of crime, were recovered from an Edmonton amphetamine dealer by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT).     The ALERT Edmonton team, comprised of members of Edmonton Police Service and RCMP, executed search […]

Strathcona County man accused of Child Exploitation Offences

 May 30, 2014    Strathcona County man accused of Child Exploitation Offences  Edmonton…Sean Palylk, a 39-year-old Strathcona County man, has been arrested by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) after he allegedly lured and sexually assaulted an Edmonton girl.   On May 28th, Palylk was arrested and a search warrant was executed at his home by ALERT’s […]

$50,000 Cocaine Seizure in Lethbridge

 May 28, 2014    $50,000 Cocaine Seizure in Lethbridge  Lethbridge… More than $50,000 worth of cocaine was seized from a 21-year-old Lethbridge woman by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). The drug seizure marks the Lethbridge team’s largest in almost a year.    ALERT Lethbridge, an integrated team made up Lethbridge Regional Police Service and RCMP members, […]

Two Lethbridge Drug Dealers Arrested

May 2, 2014   Two Lethbridge Drug Dealers Arrested Lethbridge…Two Lethbridge drug dealers are facing a number of charges after Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) seized nearly $50,000 worth of cocaine from a north end home. ALERT’s Lethbridge Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), an integrated team made up Lethbridge Regional Police Service (LRPS) and […]

AK-47 Seized in Million-Dollar Drug Bust

 May 1, 2014    AK-47 Seized in Million-Dollar Drug Bust  Calgary…A fully automatic AK-47 assault rifle was seized alongside nearly $1 million worth of illegal drugs in a recent drug trafficking takedown by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT).         The six-month investigation focused on several individuals who had recently relocated from Vancouver’s lower mainland, and […]

Grande Prairie Drug Ring Busted

 April 29, 2014    Grande Prairie Drug Ring Busted  Grande Prairie…Drugs, guns, and cash were seized after Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) shutdown a local dial-a-dope network. Four people are facing a total of 61 charges as result of the investigation.     “These important arrests highlight the success of the ALERT model and its coordinated […]

Nearly $50,000 worth of Drugs Seized

April 28, 2014    Nearly $50,000 worth of Drugs Seized   Medicine Hat… Nearly $50,000 worth of drugs were seized after search warrants were executed in Medicine Hat and Dunmore by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT).     ALERT’s Medicine Hat Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), an integrated team made up Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) […]

Hells Angels Members Charged in ALERT Investigation

 April 24, 2014     UPDATE: Hells Angels Members Charged in ALERT Investigation  Edmonton… Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), with the assistance of the RCMP, Alberta Sheriffs, and the Edmonton Police Service, executed 10 search warrants on the morning of April 23rd as part of an on-going investigation into the Hells Angels motorcycle club.        […]

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