Edmonton… An Edmonton pediatrician has been arrested and charged by ALERT’s for child pornography offences. Ghassan Alnaami was arrested on August 11, 2019, with the assistance of Leduc RCMP and the Edmonton International Airport RCMP. The 47-year-old Edmonton man is charged with possession and transmission of child pornography. Alnaami is a pediatrician in Edmonton, but… Read more »
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Posted: August 14, 2019
Posted: August 13, 2019
Drugs, Guns, Cash Seized During Edmonton Search
Edmonton… Three stolen handguns and more than $560,000 worth of drugs and cash have been seized after ALERT searched two Edmonton homes. ALERT’s Edmonton made the seizures and arrested two people after searching homes in the Hamptons and Crystallina Nera neighbourhoods. Edmonton Police Service and RCMP provided assistance when the search warrants were executed on… Read more »
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Posted: July 18, 2019
Million-Dollar Cocaine Seizure Made in Edmonton
Edmonton… Over a million dollars’ worth of cocaine has been seized after ALERT conducted search warrants at two Edmonton homes. ALERT seized over 11 kilograms of cocaine and 84 kilograms of a cocaine buffing agent. ALERT’s Edmonton made the seizure on June 8, 2019, and one person was arrested. The Edmonton Police Service and Alberta… Read more »
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Posted: July 11, 2019
Project Embrace Makes 6 Arrests, $1 Million in Seizures
Edmonton… A drug trafficking network that spanned Alberta and British Columbia has been dismantled. ALERT’s Project Embrace has resulted in the arrest of six suspects and the seizure of over $1 million worth of drugs and cash. Project Embrace was a nine-month investigation that targeted all facets of the suspected ’s operation, including supply, distribution,… Read more »
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Posted: June 12, 2019
Project Elder Disrupts B.C.-Alberta Drug Pipeline
Edmonton… A two-year investigation by ALERT has cut off a drug pipeline between British Columbia and Alberta. More than $2 million in drugs and cash was seized and a dozen suspects have been arrested. Project Elder was an investigation that probed interprovincial, wholesale drug distribution. ALERT alleges that a high volume of drugs were being… Read more »
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Posted: June 5, 2019
Edmonton Parents Charged Following ALERT Drug Bust
Edmonton… An Edmonton couple has been charged with child endangerment after an ALERT investigation found evidence of drug trafficking and the presence of firearms. ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime team seized nearly three kilograms of cocaine, two loaded handguns, and an assortment of suspected proceeds of crime following a two-month investigation. Two west Edmonton homes were… Read more »
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Posted: June 1, 2019
Finding Fentanyl
Seeing fire trucks and police officers in protective suits on a quiet residential street is a big surprise for homeowners. Unfortunately, for ALERT investigators, such precautions are becoming more and more routine as fentanyl processing labs continue to encroach on residential neighbourhoods. In August 2018, ALERT’s Edmonton organized crime team seized more than $1 million… Read more »
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Posted: February 8, 2019
Cybertip Submission Leads to Child Exploitation Charges
Edmonton… An Edmonton man has been arrested on charges thanks to information collected from the United States through Cybertip, a reporting service operated by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. On January 29, 2019, with the help of Edmonton Police Service members, investigators with ALERT’s executed a search warrant at an apartment in downtown Edmonton…. Read more »
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Posted: January 1, 2019
ALERT's Top Headlines of 2018
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 »
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