Man Behind Million-Dollar Grow-op Arrested
April 2, 2014 Man Behind Million-Dollar Grow-op Arrested Calgary… A 53-year-old Calgary man has been arrested and is accused of running and operating large-scale marihuana grow-ops in Calgary industrial areas, according to Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). Green Team South, an integrated team made up Calgary Police Service (CPS) and RCMP members […]
Drug Charges for Correctional Officer
March 31, 2014 Drug Charges for Correctional Officer Grande Prairie… A Correctional Peace Officer at the Peace River Correctional Centre (PRCC) was arrested and is facing drug charges following an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) investigation. On March 27th ALERT’s Grande Prairie Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), with the assistance of Peace […]
Outlaw Bikers Arrested in Drayton Valley
March 27, 2014 Outlaw Bikers Arrested in Drayton Valley Edmonton… Four members of the Drayton Valley chapter of the Warlocks outlaw motorcycle club have been arrested and eight firearms were seized following an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) investigation. Edmonton Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), with the assistance from RCMP Drayton Valley, […]
Grande Prairie Drug Network Crippled by Series of Arrests
March 25, 2014 Grande Prairie Drug Network Crippled by Series of Arrests Grande Prairie… Eight people have been arrested following an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) investigation into a Grande Prairie-based drug trafficking network with ties to Halifax, Nova Scotia. On March 19th, Grande Prairie Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) wrapped up a […]
Marihuana Grow-op located in Lamont
March 18, 2014 Marihuana Grow-op located in Lamont Edmonton… A total of 282 marihuana plants were seized from a Lamont home last week in an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) grow-op investigation. ALERT’s Green Team North, and members of the Edmonton Police Service and Fort Saskatchewan RCMP executed a search warrant at a […]
ALERT makes cocaine seizure in Suffield
March 14, 2014 ALERT makes cocaine seizure in Suffield Medicine Hat… A 50-year-old man was arrested in Suffield on March 12th as part of an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) drug trafficking investigation. ALERT’s Medicine Hat Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), with the assistant of Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) and Redcliff […]
International Auto Theft Network Foiled
March 13, 2014 International Auto Theft Network Foiled Edmonton… An international auto theft network with ties to organized crime has been foiled following a lengthy investigation spearheaded by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), Alberta Government, and the RCMP. Over one hundred stolen vehicles have been identified as stolen in a complex scheme that […]
Gun Trafficker handed three-and-a-half-year sentence
March 5, 2014 Gun Trafficker handed three-and-a-half-year sentence Edmonton… A St. Paul man who illegally sold 55 restricted firearms has been handed a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence following a 2012 Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) investigation. Trevor Melnyk, 33 years old, was sentenced in Edmonton provincial court on March 5th following his guilty plea […]
More than 700 Marihuana Plants Seized in Calgary Grow-Op
March 3, 2014 More than 700 Marihuana Plants Seized in Calgary Grow-Op Calgary…Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) have dismantled a 743 plant marihuana grow operation in Calgary’s Harvest Hills neighbourhood. The value of the plants and growing equipment seized is over $900,000. ALERT’s Green Team South, an integrated team made up Calgary Police […]
Two Men Arrested in Fort McMurray Drug Bust
February 28, 2014 Two Men Arrested in Fort McMurray Drug Bust Fort McMurray…Two men have been arrested in an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) drug trafficking investigation in Fort McMurray. More than $22,000 worth of cash and drugs was recovered. ALERT’s Wood Buffalo Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), with the assistance of […]