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Posted: December 30, 2020

UPDATED: Thousands worth of drugs seized from north Edmonton home

Edmonton… Thousands of pills and other illicit drugs were seized as part of an ALERT drug investigation in north Edmonton. More than $200,000 in drugs and cash was seized. ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team made the seizure on December 9, 2020. The Edmonton Police Service helped search a home in the Castle Downs… Read more »

Posted: September 26, 2016

UPDATE: Outlaw Biker Investigation in Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray… ALERT and RCMP Wood Buffalo have conducted a joint forces investigation into outlaw motorcycle groups operating in Fort McMurray. The investigation is in relation to an alleged conflict between the Fort McMurray chapters of the Warlocks and the Syndicate, a Hells Angels support club. Beginning in late August, there have been a number… Read more »

Posted: May 27, 2016

Lethbridge Police: Lethbridge man charged with extortion, luring for the purposes of child pornography

Lethbridge Police have charged an 18-year-old man with extorting nude photographs from a teenage girl via social media. On January 7, 2016 a 14-year-old girl reported to police that in the summer of 2015 she was befriended on social media by an unknown person and pressured into sharing nude photos of herself. The victim complied… Read more »

Posted: April 21, 2016

Government increases funding to fight organized and serious crime

Budget 2016 includes a $2.6 million increase for Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) to continue fighting crime across Alberta. The increase means ALERT will be able to maintain all its policing positions. ALERT will receive a total of $29.1 million in provincial funding. “This government knows the valuable work ALERT does to help make… Read more »

Posted: January 05, 2016

ALERT 2015 Year in Review

Edmonton… ALERT is the province’s response to organized and serious crime and in 2015 the integrated unit arrested nearly 500 offenders and seized more than $36 million worth of drugs and proceeds of crime. In the past year ALERT has arrested 485 criminals, including gang members, outlaw bikers, drug cartel members, and child sex abusers…. Read more »

Posted: December 30, 2015

Largest Seizures of the Year

In 2015 as the result of organized crime and gang enforcement initiatives, ALERT seized more than $30 million worth of drugs. Below is a list of some of the largest seizures of 2015, ordered by estimated street value of drugs seized: February 4, 2015 – Calgary: $5 Million 40 kilograms of cocaine; 11,597 fentanyl pills;… Read more »

Posted: December 29, 2015

Top Stories of the Year

It was another banner year for ALERT in its efforts to create safer communities across Alberta. From Cold Lake to Beaverlodge, and from Fort McMurray to Crowsnest Pass, ALERT provided assistance to communities big and small across the province alongside our partner agencies to disrupt and dismantle serious and organized crime. Below are some of… Read more »

Posted: July 20, 2015

2014-15 Annual Report

Read more about ALERT’s key activities and results for the period of April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.  

Posted: June 02, 2015

Crack Cookhouse Operating in Lethbridge Apartment

Lethbridge…Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) has raided a Lethbridge apartment suite that was being used to manufacture crack cocaine. ALERT Lethbridge, an integrated team comprised of Lethbridge Regional Police Service and RCMP members, searched the apartment suite on Lakemount Boulevard South on May 27. Investigators seized nearly $23,000 worth of crack cocaine that was… Read more »

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