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Edmonton… A cross-Canada investigation between ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit and the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) has led to charges against a St. Catharines, Ont. man, and police believe there may be additional victims. ICE alleges the suspect sexually assaulted an underage youth that he met via the internet. The victim was lured and… Read more »

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Calgary… Three million dollars’ worth of drugs and cash was seized from two Calgary homes, including what is believed to be the province’s largest seizure of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB). On April 27, 2021 ALERT Calgary’s organized crime and gang team concluded a short-term investigation with a record drug haul. ALERT seized enough methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and… Read more »

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Red Deer… Three people have been arrested on drugs and firearms offences following a joint investigation between ALERT and Lacombe Police Service. The arrests took place on May 5, 2021 after a Lacombe house and vehicle were searched by investigators. ALERT alleges the home was associated to drug activity and investigators seized quantities of methamphetamine,… Read more »

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Calgary… A Quebec man has been charged with human trafficking offences following an investigation by ALERT and the Calgary Police Service. ALERT’s Human Trafficking Counter Exploitation unit alleges the suspect forced a woman into the sex trade. The victim reported to police that she was sexually exploited, and her perpetrator controlled her money, food, and… Read more »

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Calgary… A recent drug bust in Calgary took upwards of 20,000 doses of fentanyl off the street, part of a series of recent investigations by ALERT that were aimed at disrupting the opioid market. ALERT Calgary seized nearly $1 million worth of drugs and six firearms after two homes were searched on April 16, 2021…. Read more »

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Edmonton/Calgary… ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit has begun the new year with a number of arrests across Alberta. Twenty-four suspects have been charged with 60 offences related to the online sexual exploitation of children. After receiving a record number of case referrals in 2020, ICE has been collaborating with its policing partners across the… Read more »

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Calgary… Three Calgary women are facing charges after nearly $225,000 worth of drugs and cash was seized in an ALERT investigation. More than three kilograms of methamphetamine was seized. ALERT Calgary’s organized crime and gang team made the arrests and seizures on March 30, 2021. Four Calgary homes were searched as part of a drug… Read more »

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Edmonton… Specialized human trafficking units from Alberta and Nova Scotia have collaborated on an investigation where a Nova Scotia woman was allegedly being forced to work in the sex trade. ALERT’s Human Trafficking and Exploitation unit and Nova Scotia’s Provincial Human Trafficking unit (HTU) allege the victim was being procured for sex by a man… Read more »

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Edmonton… A Fort McMurray man has been arrested by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit after attempting to arrange for sex with a 13-year-old girl. On March 12, ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit arrested Pulenthirakumer Arulamapalan in west Edmonton. The 48-year-old man allegedly travelled from Fort McMurray in an attempt to meet an underage girl for… Read more »

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