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Edmonton… ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit has arrested a 60-year-old Fort McMurray man for child pornography offences. The suspect was an employee of Alberta Children’s Services. The 60-year-old from Fort McMurray was arrested on April 11, 2018, in Leduc, Alta. Henry Victor Haineault has been charged with two counts each of possessing and accessing… Read more »

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Fort McMurray… Powdered fentanyl and a firearm have been seized following an ALERT drug trafficking investigation in Fort McMurray. It is alleged the fentanyl was being sold as heroin. ALERT’s Fort McMurray organized crime and gang team made the seizure on March 21, 2018, with the help of Wood Buffalo RCMP. The drugs and firearm… Read more »

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Fort McMurray… One suspected drug dealer has been arrested but ALERT is looking for an additional suspect following a drug raid that took place in Fort McMurray. Mohamed Mehdi Assiani, 34, is wanted by police for his suspected role in a Fort McMurray drug trafficking operation. He is wanted on charges of possession for the… Read more »

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Fort McMurray… Two recent ALERT investigations have taken nearly a kilogram and a half of cocaine off the streets of Fort McMurray. Six people were arrested in separate investigations. ALERT’s organized crime and gang team in Fort McMurray seized nearly $150,000 worth of cocaine. The seizures came with the assistance of Wood Buffalo RCMP, and… Read more »

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Edmonton… Inspector Chad Coles of the RCMP has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of ALERT. Coles will be the officer in charge of the provincially funded, integrated unit that addresses organized and serious crime across Alberta. ALERT was established and is funded by the Alberta Government and is a compilation of the province’s most sophisticated… Read more »

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Fort McMurray… Thirteen people have been charged in a recent ALERT crackdown against suspected dial-a-dope drug dealers operating in Fort McMurray. Eight people have been arrested and arrest warrants have been issued for five others. ALERT’s Fort McMurray organized crime team conducted the investigation in response to community concerns related to drug trafficking. ALERT worked… Read more »

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Fort McMurray… Members of the Tribal and Syndicate outlaw motorcycle groups were arrested in Fort McMurray following an ALERT drug trafficking investigation. Tribal and Syndicate are support clubs for the Hells Angels. ALERT Fort McMurray’s organized crime and gang team made the arrests on February 15, 2017 with the assistance of Wood Buffalo RCMP. Tribal… Read more »

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Fort McMurray… Five suspected drug dealers operating in the Lac La Biche area have been charged in a joint investigation between ALERT and Lac La Biche RCMP. ALERT’s Fort McMurray organized crime and gang team worked with Lac La Biche RCMP members to crackdown against suspected street-level drug dealers operating in the community. The investigation… Read more »

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Fort McMurray… ALERT has dismantled a drug trafficking network allegedly operating in Fort McMurray. A four-month investigation resulted in charges against seven people and $120,000 in drugs and cash seized. ALERT Fort McMurray’s organized crime and gang enforcement team concluded its investigation on January 19, 2017 with the search of five homes and eight vehicles…. Read more »

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