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October 24, 2012
Medicine Hat… ALERT‘s Medicine Hat Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), an integrated team of Medicine Hat Police Service and RCMP members, continued to crack down on drug trafficking in the Medicine Hat area with four arrests this week.
On October 22, CFSEU-Medicine Hat, with assistance from the Medicine Hat Police Service Patrol Section, stopped a vehicle travelling on the Trans Canada Highway just east of the city. The driver provided a false name to officers but was eventually identified and found to be breaching conditions for unrelated drug offences in Regina. A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of 283 grams of crack cocaine with a street value of approximately $56,000.
Kevin RODNEY, male, age 28, of Regina, is charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, obstructing a peace officer, and impersonation. O-jay PETERS, male, age 31, of Regina, is charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. Both are in custody and will appear in court on October 30.
On October 23, following a brief, unrelated investigation into suspected drug trafficking activity of a Seven Persons resident, CFSEU investigators conducted a vehicle stop on the Trans Canada Highway just east of Medicine Hat. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of over 198 grams of crack cocaine with a street value of approximately $39,000.
Kenneth MUNRO, male, age 53, of Seven Persons, Alberta, and Tony KOLOSETTI, male, age 46, of Medicine Hat, are charged with possessing a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. MUNRO will appear in Court on October 24 and KOLOSETTI is due to appear on October 30. MUNRO is currently in custody.
CFSEU-Medicine Hat is an ALERT team established and funded by the Government of Alberta to bring together the province’s most sophisticated law enforcement resources and tools to combat organized crime. Over 400 municipal police, RCMP, and sheriffs work for ALERT.
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CFSEU-Medicine Hat
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams
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Communications
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Rita Sittler
Communications Coordinator
Medicine Hat Police Service
Ph: 403-529-8416
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