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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 […]

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