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Posted: September 24, 2020

Project Incumbent Dismantles Grande Prairie Drug Network

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 »

Posted: September 22, 2020

2 Arrested in Calgary Drug Bust

Calgary… Two suspected drug dealers were arrested after methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine were seized from a home in Calgary’s Panorama Hills neighbourhood. ALERT Calgary’s made the seizure on August 27, 2020. Calgary Police Service helped search the home and two vehicles, where the drugs were seized. ALERT seized an estimated $112,000 worth of drugs and… Read more »

Posted: September 09, 2020

Drugs, Guns Seized From Rural Home Outside Medicine Hat

Medicine Hat… An assortment of drugs and weapons were seized after ALERT searched a rural residence outside Medicine Hat. Five people were arrested. Nine firearms and an estimated $21,000 worth of drugs and cash were seized from an acreage property in Cypress County, east of Medicine Hat. ALERT Medicine Hat’s searched the home on September… Read more »

Posted: September 03, 2020

Alberta Man Suspected of 3D-Printing Firearm Parts

Lethbridge… An Alberta man has been charged for allegedly 3D-printing firearm parts. ALERT believes this is the first time in Alberta that charges have been laid in relation to the 3D-printing of firearms. The investigation came as the result of a joint initiative between ALERT Lethbridge’s organized crime team and the RCMP’s National Weapons Enforcement… Read more »

Posted: August 25, 2020

Four Arrested in Brooks Drug Bust

Medicine Hat… Four people have been arrested and charged with drug and firearms offences after an ALERT investigation in Brooks, Alta. More than $46,000 worth of drugs and cash were seized. ALERT’s based in Medicine Hat concluded the investigation on August 19, 2020, with the execution of three search warrants in Brooks. Brooks RCMP and… Read more »

Posted: August 20, 2020

Grande Prairie Bust Nets Cocaine, Firearm

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 »

Posted: August 19, 2020

Drugs and Guns Seized; Calgary Couple Arrested

Calgary… A Calgary couple has been arrested after ALERT seized various amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, along with three firearms. The suspects were arrested on August 6, 2020, by ALERT Calgary’s . Calgary Police Service helped with the search of homes in the Dover neighbourhood and Beltline area. ALERT seized $14,000 worth of drugs… Read more »

Posted: August 18, 2020

Southeast Alberta Property Crime Unit Getting Big Results

Medicine Hat… Vehicles, firearms, and power tools are just some of the stolen items recovered by an upstart policing team in southeast Alberta. A joint forces initiative between ALERT, Medicine Hat Police Service, and the RCMP is aimed at tackling regional property crime. ALERT’s Southeast Alberta Property Crime Unit launched at the beginning of April… Read more »

Posted: July 02, 2020

Drugs, Guns Seized from Innisfail Home

Red Deer… A short-term investigation by ALERT’s Red Deer has resulted in the seizure of a wide variety of drugs from a home in Innisfail. Two women were arrested. The two-week investigation wrapped up on June 25, 2020, as ALERT investigators executed a search warrant at a house in the 4000 block of 48 Avenue… Read more »