Calgary… A suspected fentanyl lab operating in Calgary has been dismantled. ALERT seized a pill press, dies, various chemical powders, and fentanyl in both pill and powder forms. ALERT’s Calgary organized crime team dismantled the lab on January 18, 2019, with the help of Calgary Police Service and the RCMP’s Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement and Response… Read more »
It has been another eventful year here at ALERT, so we thought we’d take a look back at some of the biggest headlines we had in 2018 … SUSPECTED CARFENTANIL IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA BUST February 2018 — ALERT urged caution after a significant amount of what was believed to be a powerful opioid was seized… Read more »
Calgary… An ALERT investigation has resulted in the arrest of a 26-year-old Calgary man for firearms straw purchasing. ALERT’s Guns and Gangs team alleges that Philip Edward Sarrasin lawfully acquired multiple handguns, which were then sold on the criminal market. Sarrasin was arrested on October 24, 2018, with the assistance of Calgary Police Service. Sarrasin… Read more »
Calgary… Two men have been arrested after ALERT searched two homes and two vehicles in Calgary and seized more than $700,000 worth of drugs and cash. ALERT’s Calgary organized crime and gang team made the seizure on July 26, 2018 after searching homes in the neighbourhoods of Copperfield and Douglasdale. Both homes were allegedly being… Read more »
Calgary… ALERT Calgary’s organized crime and gang team has taken more than a kilogram of cocaine off the streets of Calgary and removed a young child from a potentially dangerous situation. Two people were arrested in the investigation. The arrest and seizure took place on May 10, 2018, via a traffic stop at a gas… Read more »
Calgary… More than $150,000 cash and three vehicles will be submitted to the province’s civil forfeiture office after being seized from a suspected Calgary drug dealer. ALERT’s Calgary organized crime and gang team made the seizure on April 17, 2018 to conclude a short-term drug trafficking investigation. Two Calgary homes were searched and investigators located… Read more »
Calgary… ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has arrested a member of the Calgary Police Service for child pornography offences. Thomas Buttle was arrested on March 8, 2018. The 33-year-old man was charged with possessing, accessing, and making available child pornography. His Calgary home was searched and a number of computers and electronic devices were… Read more »
Calgary… A year-long investigation by ALERT has dismantled an alleged organized crime group operating out of Calgary. ALERT worked alongside the Calgary Police Service and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to link the group to numerous alleged criminal offences. Project Arbour was an investigation by ALERT Calgary’s organized crime and gang team that uncovered a Calgary… Read more »
It has been an eventful year here at ALERT, so we thought we’d take a look back at some of the biggest headlines we had in 2017 … MAJOR DRUG SEIZURE IN GRANDE PRAIRIE September 2017 — An ALERT investigation in Grande Prairie resulted in a significant seizure of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine. Nearly $250,000 worth… Read more »
