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ALERT makes cocaine bust in Medicine Hat area
Medicine Hat... One person has been arrested and 1,000 street level doses of
cocaine have been seized in the Medicine Hat area. The arrest stems from
amonth-long investigation by the ALERT Integrated Intelligence Unit and
Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) in Medicine Hat.
"Since its establishment in 2006, ALERT units have taken more than 600
kilograms of drugs off Alberta streets," says Fred Lindsay, Alberta Solicitor
General and Minister of Public Security. "The continuing success of ALERT's
integrated policing model is having a real impact on the lives of Albertans,
and making our communities significantly safer."
During a traffic stop on November 22, 2009, investigators located a half
kilogram of cocaine with a street value of $50,000 hidden in a truck driven by
31 year-old Frank Koran of Medicine Hat. In addition to the cocaine, a small
amount of ecstasy tablets and cash was also located. A search warrant was
executed on Koran's residence where investigators found more cocaine and
packaging material.
Police have charged Koran with possession and trafficking offences and
have seized the Honda Ridgeline truck he was driving at the time of the stop,
valued at $25,000.
Koran is scheduled to appear in court in Medicine Hat on November 24, 2009.
The Medicine Hat Integrated Intelligence Unit and CFSEU are integrated police
teams made up of investigators from the Medicine Hat Police Service and the
RCMP. They are part of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT),
an umbrella organization established by the Alberta government to bring tog
ether Alberta's most sophisticated law enforcement resources to strategically
tackle serious and organized crime.
Media inquiries may be directed to:
Candace Cook
Communications
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams
Phone: 780-453-0728
candace.cook@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Brian Mulawka
Communications
Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security
Phone: 780-644-1268
brian.mulawka@gov.ab.ca
Rita Sittler
Communications
Medicine Hat Police Service
Phone: 403-529-8416 |
Office of the Chief
