The UCP government will create a new Gang Suppression Unit and a Firearms Investigative Unit under ALERT (Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams) to combat organized crime in Alberta.."Everyone has a right to walk through city streets or take public transit without fearing for their safety," said Mike Ellis, Deputy Premier and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services.."Alberta’s government has no higher priority than protecting Albertans and keeping our communities safe.".READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE: Edmonton murders linked to alliance of Mexican cartel & indigenous gang.Mexican drug cartels have joined forces with the Redd Alert indigenous gang to try and take over the drug trade in Edmonton, sources told the Western Standard..Dead bodies found in burned vehicles in Edmonton are Mexican cartel and Redd Alert gang-related, the sources said..A high-ranking government source confirmed the drugs on the streets of Edmonton killing people are coming from Mexican cartels which are being distributed by the Redd Alert gang.."Cartels are here on the streets of Edmonton, increasing the violence," the source told the Western Standard..Ellis said The Alberta Sheriffs have been working with the Edmonton Police Service since February, 2023, to deploy sheriffs to address public safety and social disorder in the downtown core.."We know that with gangs and organized crime, police presence matters," Ellis said.."Alberta’s government is also investing $4.4 million to create a Gang Suppression Unit and a Firearms Investigative Unit under ALERT.".READ MORE: Expert says government will have a hard time removing Mexican cartels from Alberta.Ellis said the Gang Suppression Unit will work to identify and suppress gang and illegal firearm violence, support work being done by the Firearms Investigative Unit, and proactively identify individuals at risk of being victims or perpetrators of gun violence.."Both units will work with the EPS, the RCMP, the Criminal Intelligence Service Alberta and the firearms lab to disrupt and dismantle organized crime, provide intelligence resources, and address illegal firearms use," Ellis said.."This government will do whatever it takes to stop organized crime from operating in Alberta.".A criminologist says the government will have a difficult time removing Mexican Cartels that have set up shop in Alberta.."There is little doubt these criminal groups will further deepen their roots across Canada," said Dr. Kelly Sundberg, Criminologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University.
