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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 [alert-tooltip title=”ALERT has organized crime […]

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 […]

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 [alert-tooltip title=”ALERT has organized crime teams based in seven cities across Alberta. Click for more info.”]organized crime team[/alert-tooltip] based in Medicine Hat concluded […]

Grande Prairie Bust Nets Cocaine, Firearm

Grande Prairie… Two suspected drug dealers were arrested in Grande Prairie following an ALERT investigation. One [alert-tooltip title=”More and more, ALERT investigators are finding firearms when they investigate organized crime groups who are involved in drug trafficking. Click to find out more.”]firearm[/alert-tooltip] and an estimated $80,000 in drugs and cash was seized. ALERT Grande Prairie’s […]

Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) involves images and/or videos that depict the sexual abuse of minors – the majority of which involve prepubescent children. Often, CSAM involves explicit and/or extreme sexual assaults against the child victim (Cybertip.ca).

Learn more about Internet Child Exploitation and ALERT’s integrated teams combatting this issue.

Ghost Guns are illegal, privately manufactured firearms or lower receivers. These weapons are often made with 3D-printers, and undermine public safety due to their lack of licensing requirements, serialization and safety controls.

Learn more about Ghost Guns on ALERT’s dedicated Privately Manufactured Firearms info page