Calgary… ALERT and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) have thwarted an attempt to import massive quantities of a MDMA precursor. Preliminary drug analysis suggests the chemicals seized could have produced $5 million worth of MDMA or ecstasy. On January 21, 2022 CBSA intercepted two packages of a known MDMA precursor, which was destined for a… Read more »
Red Deer… Two people were arrested after an ALERT investigation in Red Deer turned up a variety of drugs and a loaded shotgun. On January 26, 2022 a home in the Red Deer neighbourhood of Vanier Woods was searched. The search warrant execution capped of a three-month investigation by ALERT, with the assistance of Red… Read more »
Calgary… A Calgary man has been charged with a number of offences, including child luring, extortion, and counselling suicide, following a cross-Canada investigation involving ALERT and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit and the OPP’s Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (CSEU) coordinated on a six-month investigation where an Ontario girl reported she… Read more »
Edmonton/Calgary… Survivors of human trafficking now have new access to supports and community resources through the addition of new Safety Network Coordinators, embedded within ALERT Human Trafficking units. Safety Network Coordinators have been added to ALERT’s Human Trafficking units in Edmonton and Calgary, courtesy of a collaborative undertaking by the Safer Way Out initiative, #NotInMyCity,… Read more »
Calgary… ALERT has arrested a 28-year-old Calgary man for human trafficking-related offences. Six charges have been laid, including trafficking in a persons. Jordon Fray was arrested on September 15, 2021 by ALERT Calgary’s Human Trafficking and Counterexploitation unit. The investigation dated back to August 2020 when a sex trafficking survivor contacted Calgary Police Services for… Read more »
Calgary… Four homes were searched in Calgary and ALERT seized methamphetamine, cocaine, cash, and a handgun. The estimated value of the drug seizure is $365,000. On September 8, 2021, ALERT Calgary’s organized crime team and Calgary Police Service searched four homes and two vehicles, and two suspects were arrested. In total, ALERT seized: Stolen handgun… Read more »
Edmonton… ALERT is currently conducting search warrants across the province as part of an ongoing investigation into large-scale fentanyl production. ALERT conducted 13 search warrants on July 7, 2021. The search locations include homes and businesses in the Edmonton and Calgary areas, and a suspected fentanyl superlab located at a rural location just south of… Read more »
Drumheller… Two people were arrested and four homes were searched as part of a joint forces investigation to disrupt fentanyl trafficking in Drumheller. ALERT Calgary’s organized crime team partnered with Drumheller RCMP on the investigation, which culminated on May 20, 2021. Four homes were searched, including three in Drumheller and one in Red Deer, with… Read more »
Calgary… Three million dollars’ worth of drugs and cash was seized from two Calgary homes, including what is believed to be the province’s largest seizure of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB). On April 27, 2021 ALERT Calgary’s organized crime and gang team concluded a short-term investigation with a record drug haul. ALERT seized enough methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and… Read more »
