A Quebec man is facing charges of human trafficking following an eight-month investigation by Calgary police and the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams.
By Steph Seidel
Photo courtesy: Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team
Two Fort McMurray residents are being charged after a drug trafficking investigation.
On April 28, the Wood Buffalo RCMP Drug Section in collaboration with the Crime Reduction Unit arrested 33-year-old Bruce Thompson and 32-year-old Pearl Edna Deltess.
Suspected Fentanyl, Percocet pills, and a quantity of Canadian Currency were seized as a result of the investigation.
Thompson has since been charged with two counts of trafficking, two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime, and failure to comply with conditions of release.
Deltess has also been charged with two counts of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime.
EDMONTON A Nova Scotia man is being transported to Alberta after being accused of forcing a woman to work in the sex trade in the Edmonton area between November and December of 2019. William Meuse, 31, was arrested at a home in Digby County, N.S., last week. He s charged with human trafficking as well as advertising sexual services and distribution of intimate images. This is such a dehumanizing offence and it took tremendous courage for the victim to come forward. We owe it to her to pursue justice, and as this case demonstrates, we are prepared to go to great lengths to do so,” said Acting Staff Sgt. Chris Hayes, with Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team.
EDMONTON An Edmonton man wanted on an Alberta-wide warrant in connection with a human trafficking investigation has been arrested. Felicien Mufuta, 37, was being sought by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams. He was arrested following an ALERT media release Wednesday morning. ALERT believes this suspect preyed on some of our society’s most vulnerable people; allegedly controlling them through violence and withholding their identity documents,” said Staff Sgt. Lance Parker. The investigation began in February when a survivor contacted police in Edmonton, saying she was being forced to work in the sex trade and had been sexually assaulted. ALERT has yet to locate Mufuta but say he is believed to be in the Edmonton area.