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More GHB seized in Edmonton

February 26, 2014    More GHB seized in Edmonton  Edmonton… More than five litres of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) were seized in search warrants executed by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) and four people have been arrested.     ALERT’s Edmonton Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), with the assistance of Edmonton Police Service and RCMP members, seized […]

Large Amount of Heroin Seized in Edmonton Home

 February 25, 2014    Large Amount of Heroin Seized in Edmonton Home  Edmonton… Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) have made their largest heroin seizure in more than five years, seizing nearly $100,000 worth of heroin from an Edmonton home and recovering three firearms.     ALERT’s Edmonton Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), with the assistance […]

ALERT surpasses $500 million worth of drugs seized

 February 21, 2014    ALERT surpasses $500 million worth of drugs seized  Calgary… Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) have seized more than $500 million worth of drugs from Alberta streets since being formed by the province in 2006 to tackle serious and organized crime.     “The more than half a billion dollars of seized drugs […]

Alberta Avenue home cleaned up following ALERT investigation

 February 20, 2014    Alberta Avenue home cleaned up following ALERT investigation  Edmonton… An Alberta Avenue home that for years has been a haven for drug addicts and prostitutes will be cleaned up thanks to an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) investigation.        ALERT’s Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) team will board-up and vacate the home […]

Share with Care: ALERT offers Warning on Safer Internet Day

February 11, 2014    Share with Care: ALERT offers Warning on Safer Internet Day    Edmonton… On Safer Internet Day, Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) is asking parents and young people to be more aware of the risks and consequences involved with online image sharing.     Last year ALERT’s Integrated Child Exploitation (ICE) unit investigated over […]

Hells Angel Member Arrested, Guns and Drugs Seized

 February 6, 2014    Hells Angel Member Arrested, Guns and Drugs Seized  Edmonton…Ten people have been arrested, including one member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club, and they are facing a total of 39 drug and weapon related charges with the conclusion of an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) investigation.        On January 30th, ALERT’s […]

Drugs, Guns, and Pills Seized from Lac Ste Anne area Grow-op

 January 31st, 2014    Drugs, Guns, and Pills Seized from Lac Ste Anne area Grow-op  Spruce Grove/Stony Plain RCMP Drug section and Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team’s (ALERT) Green Team North worked together to gather information relating to a grow operation in the Rich Valley area North-west of Onoway. With assistance from the RCMP Emergency Response […]

Red Deer resident jailed for prescription drug offences

 January 31, 2014    Red Deer resident jailed for prescription drug offences  Red Deer…A joint investigation by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) and Service Alberta led to the conviction of a Red Deer man for illegally obtaining and selling prescription drugs.     Jason Shawn Fraser, 39, was sentenced in Red Deer provincial court to […]

Calgary girl victim of luring; Police believe there might be more victims

January 28, 2014    Calgary girl victim of luring; Police believe there might be more victims  Calgary… A 37-year-old Calgary man has been arrested for child luring and sexual assault and Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) and Calgary Police Service (CPS) are asking other potential victims to come forward.    On January 15, ALERT’s Southern Internet […]

Half a kilogram of cocaine seized in Brooks

January 21, 2014 Half a kilogram of cocaine seized in Brooks Medicine Hat… A drug trafficking investigation by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) resulted in half a kilogram of cocaine seized and two people arrested. On January 16, ALERT’s CFSEU-Medicine Hat with the assistance of the Brooks RCMP members arrested two Brooks men. The […]

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