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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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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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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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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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Edmonton… ALERT has seized more than a million dollars’ worth of drugs after search warrants were carried out at three Edmonton homes. Three people have been charged. ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team seized nearly nine kilograms of cocaine, along with methamphetamine and cannabis resin. The drugs were seized alongside two prohibited handguns.  … Read more »

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Edmonton… An Edmonton group home worker has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a youth in his care. ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit arrested Samer Temraz on November 2, 2018, and charged the 40-year-old man with numerous offences related to child sexual exploitation and child pornography. The victim was 11 years old. The… Read more »

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Edmonton… A joint investigation between ALERT and RCMP’s Federal Serious and Organized Crime has dismantled an extensive cocaine distribution network linked to a member of the Hells Angels and support club members. Project Entry was a year-long investigation that resulted in 10 people charged with 45 criminal offences. Those accused allegedly fulfilled various roles within… Read more »

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Edmonton… ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team has shut down a fentanyl production lab operating out of a home in southeast Edmonton. Two people were arrested and nearly $1 million worth of drugs were seized. With the help of the Edmonton Police Service’s Clandestine Lab Team, ALERT investigators executed a search warrant on the… Read more »

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Edmonton… A cocaine trafficking network operating out of Edmonton, Sherwood Park and Fort McMurray has been dismantled following a lengthy ALERT investigation. Project Fortune resulted in the seizure of more than $1 million worth of cocaine and cash, as well as 49 criminal charges being laid against seven suspects. The investigation unfolded over 16 months… Read more »

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