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The unit also announced 60 charges laid between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2021, against 24 people on Tuesday. According to ALERT, there is no link between the suspects other than the nature of the offences allegedly committed against children.
According to ALERT, with provincial funding ICE has doubled in size with the addition of new investigators, forensic technicians, analysts and disclosure clerks, along with new technologies and software applications.
“We are prepared to travel to every corner of the province in order to stop child sex predators,” Lakusta added.
The unit is of the largest of its kind in the country. ALERT was established and funded by the Alberta government to tackle serious and organized crime.