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Posted: September 9, 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: 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: July 2, 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 »

Posted: June 24, 2020

Nearly $63K in Cocaine, Cash Seized in Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray… An ALERT investigation in Fort McMurray has resulted in the seizure of nearly $63,000 worth of crack cocaine and cash. One man was arrested. On June 18, 2020, ALERT’s Fort McMurray executed a search warrant at a residence in the Parsons Creek subdivision and made the arrest in downtown Fort McMurray. At the… Read more »

Posted: June 18, 2020

$62K in Drugs, Cash Seized in Lethbridge

Lethbridge… Three men have been arrested and more than $62,000 worth of drugs and cash were seized as a result of a short-term ALERT investigation in Lethbridge. ALERT’s Lethbridge concluded the month-long file on June 15, 2020, by executing search warrants at two West Lethbridge residences. All told, investigators seized: 54 grams of suspected carfentanil;… Read more »

Posted: June 8, 2020

Drugs Seized, 4 Arrested Near Medicine Hat

Medicine Hat… Methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine were seized in an ALERT drug bust that took place just outside of Medicine Hat. Four suspects were arrested. The arrests took place on June 3, 2020, in Veinerville, Alta., a hamlet located just east of Medicine Hat. Two ALERT police vehicles were rammed as one of the suspects… Read more »

Posted: May 12, 2020

Strathmore Arrest Turns Up Drugs, Guns

Calgary… A joint investigation by ALERT and Strathmore RCMP has led to three arrests and the seizure of drugs and firearms. On April 28, 2020, two homes and multiple vehicles were searched to conclude a short-term drug trafficking investigation. ALERT’s Calgary worked with Strathmore RCMP on the investigation, along with Calgary Police providing assistance. “Organized… Read more »