Grande Prairie… Nine firearms, none of which were lawfully possessed, were seized from a pair of west-central Alberta drug dealers. The firearms and drugs were seized after a home in Grande Cache, Alta. was searched. ALERT Grande Prairie’s organized crime and gang team made the seizure on February 9, 2022. ALERT seized nine firearms and… Read more »
Grande Prairie… Following a tip from the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency, a Grande Prairie man has been charged with child exploitation related offences. Dennis Mossey was arrested by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit and Grande Prairie RCMP on June 30, 2021. The 52-year-old man has been charged with making, possessing, and distributing child… Read more »
Grande Prairie… Two suspected drug dealers have been arrested after cocaine and oxycodone tablets were seized by ALERT in Grande Prairie. ALERT Grande Prairie organized crime team made the seizure on February 25, 2021. ALERT seized 524 grams of cocaine, 137 oxycodone tablets, and $9,225 cash. Grande Prairie RCMP helped with the search an apartment… Read more »
Whitecourt… A joint forces investigation between Whitecourt RCMP and ALERT has led to the arrest of a suspected Whitecourt drug dealer. Methamphetamine, cocaine, cash and a firearm were seized. On January 21, 2021 a Whitecourt home was searched to conclude a short-term drug trafficking investigation between Whitecourt RCMP and ALERT Grande Prairie’s organized crime and… Read more »
Grande Prairie… Eight people have been charged and more than a quarter million dollars in drugs and cash was seized as the result of an ALERT investigation dubbed Project Incumbent. Project Incumbent was a lengthy investigation by ALERT Grande Prairie’s that targeted a regional cocaine trafficking network. Eight suspects were implicated, with the most recent… Read more »
Grande Prairie… Two suspected drug dealers were arrested in Grande Prairie following an ALERT investigation. One and an estimated $80,000 in drugs and cash was seized. ALERT Grande Prairie’s made the arrests on August 14, 2020. Grande Prairie RCMP helped with the investigation, including the search of three local homes. “ALERT believes these suspects were… Read more »
Grande Prairie… ALERT has seized four firearms during the arrest of a Grande Prairie man, who was allegedly involved in trafficking restricted handguns. ALERT Grande Prairie’s arrested Allan Salud on May 14, 2020. The 50-year-old man was allegedly selling restricted handguns to the criminal market, and involved in a process known as straw purchasing. Straw… Read more »
Edmonton… ALERT’s and the Canadian Center for Child Protection are reminding parents about the need to closely monitor their children’s internet activity in light of a noted increase in cases of online child exploitation, likely in part related to digital dependency during COVID-19 isolation measures. The ICE unit, which investigates online instances of child exploitation… Read more »
Edmonton… While changes were afoot, including a new CEO, Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams still managed to achieve one of its most successful years ever in 2019. Over the calendar year, ALERT teams across the province laid 1,402 criminal charges against 241 suspects; took 92 out of the hands of gang members and drug dealers;… Read more »
