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Alberta invests nearly $8 million to combat organized crime

Original source: https://www.oyenecho.com/articles/alberta-invests-nearly-8-million-to-combat-organized-crime

Local snapshot (archived 2026-07-03): full-page PDF committed at sources/budgets/_archive/alberta-organized-crime-8-million-2024/alberta-organized-crime-8-million-2024.pdf.

Government of Alberta one-time grant funding announcement (June 2024) for specialized investigative tools to combat organized crime, extortion, and gang violence — including extortion targeting the South Asian business community in Edmonton and Calgary.

Funding breakdown (verbatim, one-time grant)

  • Edmonton Police Service: $2,245,550
  • Calgary Police Service: $2,240,535
  • Alberta RCMP: $2,000,000
  • ALERT (Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams): $1,505,000
  • Total: nearly $8 million

Purpose: "specialized investigative tools, including surveillance, intelligence and digital forensic equipment" to "investigate, disrupt and dismantle criminal networks."

Year: 2024 (published June 3, 2024). This is a one-time capital/equipment grant, not recurring operating funding.