| Text Release Date and Time: 2009-09-25 11
Early on September 25, 2009, after a two (2) month investigation, the Medicine
Hat Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) and Medicine Hat
Integrated Intelligence Unit (MHIIU), with assistance from the RCMP Emergency
Response Team, the Brooks and Redcliff RCMP detachments and the Calgary Police
Service, executed two search warrants.
One search warrant was executed on a Calgary residential property where three
(3) people were arrested. Two Calgary residents, a male and female are facing
various CDSA charges. A third male from Vancouver is in custody awaiting a
bail hearing. Seized from this residence were numerous marihuana plant clones
and cash.
The second warrant was executed on a rural property located approximately
1hour northeast of Medicine Hat. At this property, Police found an extremely
large and sophisticated grow operation with cannabis marihuana plants at various stages of growth. A male and female, both from Calgary, have been
arrested at this location and are awaiting bail hearings. Police are
currently
in the midst of processing the scene and gathering evidence before they begin
to dismantle the operation.
Due to the size of the grow operation and the scope of the investigation,
Police are not able to provide further details on the quantity or value of
items seized at this time. It is anticipated however, that another news
conference will be held next week where more information will be made
available, including the identity of those arrested.
The Medicine Hat CFSEU and MHIIU units are integrated police teams made up of
investigators from the Medicine Hat Police Service and the RCMP. Both units
are part of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), an umbrella
organization established by the Solicitor General and Public Security to bring together Alberta's most sophisticated law enforcement resources to
strategically tackle serious and organized crime.
For more information:
Inspector Glen Motz
Medicine Hat Police Service
Phone: 403-529-8416 |
Office of the Chief
