Edmonton… An Edmonton pediatrician has been arrested and charged by ALERT’s for child pornography offences. Ghassan Alnaami was arrested on August 11, 2019, with the assistance of Leduc RCMP and the Edmonton International Airport RCMP. The 47-year-old Edmonton man is charged with possession and transmission of child pornography. Alnaami is a pediatrician in Edmonton, but… Read more »
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Posted: August 14, 2019
Posted: August 13, 2019
Drugs, Guns, Cash Seized During Edmonton Search
Edmonton… Three stolen handguns and more than $560,000 worth of drugs and cash have been seized after ALERT searched two Edmonton homes. ALERT’s Edmonton made the seizures and arrested two people after searching homes in the Hamptons and Crystallina Nera neighbourhoods. Edmonton Police Service and RCMP provided assistance when the search warrants were executed on… Read more »
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Posted: July 18, 2019
Million-Dollar Cocaine Seizure Made in Edmonton
Edmonton… Over a million dollars’ worth of cocaine has been seized after ALERT conducted search warrants at two Edmonton homes. ALERT seized over 11 kilograms of cocaine and 84 kilograms of a cocaine buffing agent. ALERT’s Edmonton made the seizure on June 8, 2019, and one person was arrested. The Edmonton Police Service and Alberta… Read more »
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Posted: June 12, 2019
Project Elder Disrupts B.C.-Alberta Drug Pipeline
Edmonton… A two-year investigation by ALERT has cut off a drug pipeline between British Columbia and Alberta. More than $2 million in drugs and cash was seized and a dozen suspects have been arrested. Project Elder was an investigation that probed interprovincial, wholesale drug distribution. ALERT alleges that a high volume of drugs were being… Read more »
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Posted: June 05, 2019
Edmonton Parents Charged Following ALERT Drug Bust
Edmonton… An Edmonton couple has been charged with child endangerment after an ALERT investigation found evidence of drug trafficking and the presence of firearms. ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime team seized nearly three kilograms of cocaine, two loaded handguns, and an assortment of suspected proceeds of crime following a two-month investigation. Two west Edmonton homes were… Read more »
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Posted: May 22, 2019
Straw Buyer Allegedly Sold Guns to Criminal Market
Edmonton… ALERT has charged an alleged firearms straw purchaser with selling firearms to the criminal market. An investigation by ALERT Edmonton’s Guns and Gangs unit has resulted in a variety of firearms charges against Aaron Hanlen-Knight. The 23-year-old Athabasca man was arrested on May 9, 2019. ALERT alleges that Hanlen-Knight purchased five handguns between November… Read more »
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Posted: February 08, 2019
Cybertip Submission Leads to Child Exploitation Charges
Edmonton… An Edmonton man has been arrested on charges thanks to information collected from the United States through Cybertip, a reporting service operated by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. On January 29, 2019, with the help of Edmonton Police Service members, investigators with ALERT’s executed a search warrant at an apartment in downtown Edmonton…. Read more »
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Posted: December 12, 2018
ALERT Makes Million-Dollar Drug Seizure in Edmonton
Edmonton… ALERT has seized more than a million dollars’ worth of drugs after search warrants were carried out at three Edmonton homes. Three people have been charged. ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team seized nearly nine kilograms of cocaine, along with methamphetamine and cannabis resin. The drugs were seized alongside two prohibited handguns. … Read more »
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Posted: November 15, 2018
RCMP: Wainwright RCMP nab seven in coordinated effort with ALERT
Wainwright, Alberta – Seven suspected drug dealers have been implicated in a joint investigation between Wainwright RCMP and ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang teams. The arrests took place on between November 6-7, 2018, while simultaneously three Wainwright homes were searched. Cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis, and cash were seized, as investigators believe the accused were involved… Read more »
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