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Edmonton… Eleven people have been arrested for their alleged role in a drug trafficking network, which operated in the Edmonton area and extended into the Bowden Institution. Project Evolve was a lengthy and multi-faceted investigation led by ALERT’s Edmonton’s organized crime team, with the assistance of Correctional Service Canada, St. Albert RCMP, Morinville RCMP, Innisfail… Read more »

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Edmonton… Nearly 14 kilograms of methamphetamine were seized from an Edmonton home as part of an ALERT drug trafficking investigation. The drugs have an estimated street value of $1.35 million. ALERT Edmonton’s made the seizure on December 30, 2020, after four Edmonton homes were searched. The Edmonton Police Service helped execute search warrants at homes… Read more »

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Edmonton… Thousands of pills and other illicit drugs were seized as part of an ALERT drug investigation in north Edmonton. More than $200,000 in drugs and cash was seized. ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team made the seizure on December 9, 2020. The Edmonton Police Service helped search a home in the Castle Downs… Read more »

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Edmonton… A suspected drug house in Whitecourt has been raided by ALERT, and methamphetamine and fentanyl were seized. On December 10, 2020, ALERT Edmonton’s executed a search warrant at a home in Whitecourt. The home was reportedly a haven for drug activity and had generated a number of community complaints. “This was an otherwise safe… Read more »

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Edmonton… More charges have been laid, and more survivors have been identified, in an ALERT human trafficking investigation involving an Edmonton couple. Three human trafficking survivors contacted ALERT after a news release was issued on November 10, 2020, in relation to the arrest of Ross and Anita Pickering. “It took a lot of courage for… Read more »

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Edmonton… An Edmonton couple is facing charges after an investigation by ALERT’s Human Trafficking unit. Ross Pickering, 51, and Anita Pickering, 55, were arrested on November 3, 2020. ALERT’s Human Trafficking unit alleges that the couple were procuring women, including youths, for sex in the Edmonton area. ALERT is encouraging victims to come forward and… Read more »

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Edmonton/Calgary… ALERT’s has arrested 26 suspects from across Alberta for offences related to online child sexual exploitation. Between June 20 and September 17, 2020, ICE has charged 26 suspects with 63 offences. Most of the arrests came as the result of investigative referrals from the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Crime Centre, which works with internet… Read more »

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Edmonton… A 34-year-old Edmonton man was arrested as part of a human trafficking investigation by ALERT. ALERT’s Human Trafficking and Counter Exploitation unit charged Edwin Luberisse in Calgary on June 20, 2020. The suspect has been charged with trafficking in persons, human trafficking for a material benefit, and procuring sexual activity. Luberisse was initially arrested… Read more »

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Edmonton… ALERT’s Criminal Intelligence Service Alberta (CISA) has observed a prevalence of gold scams and distraction-type thefts taking place across the province. CISA, which acts as a central hub for strategic analysis and intelligence sharing on organized crime in Alberta, notes that these types of thefts and frauds are primarily being carried out by highly… Read more »

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