Major Drug Investigation Underway in Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray… Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), with the assistance of the RCMP Wood Buffalo, is currently conducting a number of search warrants in the area as part of an on-going...
View ArticleUPDATE: Fort McMurray Drug Investigation
Fort McMurray… Seven people have been arrested by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) as result of seven search warrants executed in Fort McMurray. Drugs, firearms, cash, and property have...
View ArticleUPDATE: Over $1 Million in Drugs Seized in Fort McMurray Investigation
Fort McMurray… Over $1 million worth of drugs has been seized by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) as result of a lengthy and complex investigation that culminated with multiple...
View ArticleFort McMurray Man Charged with Child Porn Offences
Fort McMurray… A 50-year-old man from Fort McMurray is facing child pornography charges, following an investigation by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). Phil Walding, an employee of the...
View ArticleToronto Men Charged Following Joint Investigation in Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray…Three Toronto men have been arrested after cocaine and a loaded handgun were seized. The arrests come following a joint investigation between Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams...
View ArticleFort McMurray Drug Arrests Aimed at Suppressing Violence
Fort McMurray… A joint forces operation between ALERT and Wood Buffalo RCMP has made more arrests, as part of a coordinated effort to combat violence associated with the Fort McMurray drug trade. On...
View ArticleModified Handgun Seized in Fort McMurray Drug Investigation
Fort McMurray… Another handgun has been taken out of the hands of suspected Fort McMurray drug dealers, following a joint forces investigation between ALERT and Wood Buffalo RCMP. ALERT Fort McMurray...
View ArticleChild Sex Tourism Charges Laid Against Fort McMurray Man
Fort McMurray… A lengthy ALERT investigation with Ireland’s national police service has resulted in child sex tourism charges against a Fort McMurray man, who offended on an underage victim in Ireland....
View ArticleUPDATE: Fourteen Arrested in Operation ICE Reign
Edmonton… Operation ICE Reign, an ALERT investigation focusing on child sexual exploitation offenders, has resulted in the arrest of 14 suspects from across northern Alberta. Between June-October 2016,...
View ArticleDrug Network Dismantled in Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray… ALERT has dismantled a drug trafficking network allegedly operating in Fort McMurray. A four-month investigation resulted in charges against seven people and $120,000 in drugs and cash...
View ArticleLac La Biche Drug Dealers Charged in Coordinated Effort
Fort McMurray… Five suspected drug dealers operating in the Lac La Biche area have been charged in a joint investigation between ALERT and Lac La Biche RCMP. ALERT’s Fort McMurray organized crime and...
View ArticleOutlaw Bikers Arrested in Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray… Members of the Tribal and Syndicate outlaw motorcycle groups were arrested in Fort McMurray following an ALERT drug trafficking investigation. Tribal and Syndicate are support clubs for...
View ArticleThirteen Drug Dealers Charged in Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray… Thirteen people have been charged in a recent ALERT crackdown against suspected dial-a-dope drug dealers operating in Fort McMurray. Eight people have been arrested and arrest warrants...
View ArticleALERT Welcomes New Officer in Charge
Edmonton… Inspector Chad Coles of the RCMP has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of ALERT. Coles will be the officer in charge of the provincially funded, integrated unit that addresses organized...
View ArticleLarge Amount of Cocaine Seized in Pair of Fort McMurray Busts
Fort McMurray… Two recent ALERT investigations have taken nearly a kilogram and a half of cocaine off the streets of Fort McMurray. Six people were arrested in separate investigations. ALERT’s...
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Warrant Issued for Suspected Fort McMurray Drug Dealer
Fort McMurray… One suspected drug dealer has been arrested but ALERT is looking for an additional suspect following a drug raid that took place in Fort McMurray. Mohamed Mehdi Assiani is wanted by...
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Fentanyl, Firearm Seized in Fort McMurray Bust
Fort McMurray… Powdered fentanyl and a firearm have been seized following an ALERT drug trafficking investigation in Fort McMurray. It is alleged the fentanyl was being sold as heroin. ALERT’s Fort...
View ArticleChildren’s Services Worker Arrested for Child Pornography Offences
Edmonton… ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit has arrested a 60-year-old Fort McMurray man for child pornography offences. The suspect was an employee of Alberta Children’s Services. The...
View ArticleArsenal of Weapons Seized from Edmonton Brothers
Edmonton… A total of eight firearms – including assault rifles, suppressors, and over-capacity magazines – were seized as the result of an ALERT investigation in Edmonton and Fort McMurray. ALERT’s...
View ArticleProject Fortune Dismantles Cocaine Trafficking Network
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...
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