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Posted: May 26, 2015

ALERT tipped off to Airdrie Grow-op

Calgary… Thanks to a tip from the public submitted to Crime Stoppers, Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) has seized 730 marihuana plants and a semi-automatic handgun from an Airdrie grow-op. ALERT’s Green Team dismantled the grow-op at a rural property west of Airdrie on May 22, with assistance from RCMP Airdrie and the Southern… Read more »

Posted: May 14, 2015

“Grow-Op on Wheels” Discovered in Edmonton

Edmonton…In what is believed to be a first in the province, Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) has discovered a marihuana “grow-op on wheels”. More than 150 plants were seized from a converted semi-trailer in Edmonton. ALERT’s Green Team, an integrated team consisting of Edmonton Police Service and RCMP members, dismantled the grow-op on April… Read more »

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