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CTV News
23-06-2025
- CTV News
Lloydminster teen charged with weapons trafficking after 18 illegal guns found at home: ALERT
Eighteen illegal guns, ammunition and prohibited over-capacity magazines were seized from a Marwayne home by ALERT officers on June 4, 2025. (Supplied) An 18-year-old man is facing multiple charges after 18 guns were seized from a rural home near Marwayne, Alta., on June 4. Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) said none of the guns were possessed lawfully and one had the serial number removed. Ammunition and illegal over-capacity magazines were also found. ALERT is accusing the Lloydminster teen of trying to illegally sell the guns online and he has been charged with weapons trafficking, among other charges. 'It's not unreasonable to say that this seizure provided a huge intervention towards keeping the community safe. More often than not, someone acquiring stolen firearms is using them to commit further criminal offences,' said ALERT Insp. Brad Lundeen. The guns will be submitted for forensic analysis and ballistics testing to find out if any of them are connected to crimes. Marwayne is about 40 kilometres northwest of Lloydminster.
Calgary Herald
19-06-2025
- Calgary Herald
ALERT-led organized crime investigation results in charges, drug seizures and frozen assets
Article content A lengthy organized crime investigation in southern Alberta has led to charges against nine people, drug seizures and the freezing of assets worth more than $2 million. Article content Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams Insp. Brad Lundeen said Thursday that the two-year police investigation, called Project Leadline, dismantled an extensive drug network in southern Alberta. Article content Article content Article content 'The prime group was linked to Taber, Lethbridge and Coalhurst, but the scope of the investigation would have impacted all communities in the region,' said Lundeen. Article content Article content On April 29, police searched three Taber residences, making arrests and seizures. Residents of Taber, about 200 kilometres southeast of Calgary, were told they could expect a heavy police presence that day. Article content As a result of those searches, ALERT seized $500,000 worth of drugs and froze more than $2 million in assets, including property, houses and bank accounts, linked to suspected drug trafficking activity, said Lundeen. Article content 'This group was using real estate to launder proceeds of crime,' he alleged. Article content The drugs seized included five kilograms of cocaine, 22 grams of fentanyl, 253 grams of methamphetamine, 500 methamphetamine pills and a litre of GHB, as well as 1,132 grams of a suspected cocaine buffing agent. Police also seized $91,941 in cash and two firearms. Article content Article content Article content Two Lethbridge residents, Duc Vo, 47, and Nga (Linda) Vo, 45, have been arrested, as have two Taber residents, Chantal Bareman, 40, and Ryden Melhalf, 20. Article content Warrants have been issued for four Taber residents: Johan Braun-Suderman, 38; Kade Phillips, 36; Gerhard Wolf, 38; and Malachy Young, 23. A warrant has also been issued for a 19-year-old charged as a young offender. Article content The nine suspects face a total of 63 charges related to participating in a criminal organization, drug trafficking, criminal conspiracy and money laundering. Article content Numerous agencies were involved in the ALERT-led Project Leadline investigation, including Lethbridge, Taber and Calgary police, various RCMP units, Canada Border Services Agency, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security, Forensic Accounting Management Group and Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada. Article content Money laundering investigations require specialized investigative tools to figure out where the cash is going, how it's being used and how attempts are being made to turn the money into legitimate income, said Lundeen.
