Thirteen people are facing drug-trafficking related charges after a crackdown on an alleged dial-a-dope drug dealers operation here in Fort McMurray.
Eight people have been arrested and each suspect has been charged with at least one offence of drug trafficking. Arrest warrants have been issued for five others.
Dial-a-dope drug dealers are typically the first step into criminal gangs and/or networks. Criminal networks use dial-a-dope dealers to shield themselves from the risks associated to the drug trade, which includes arrests, drug rips, debts, and related violence.
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) conducted the four-month investigation with Wood Buffalo RCMP and seized fentanyl and cocaine.
The arrests took place between January 25 and February 21, 2017:
- Sean Bowes, 36-year-old man from Fort McMurray
- Frederick Bursey, 28-year-old man from Fort McMurray
- Matthew Gagnon, 19-year-old man from Fort McMurray
- Michael Gill, 25-year-old man from Fort McMurray
- Kelly Griffin, 31-year-old woman from Fort McMurray
- Dylan Nkala, 19-year-old man from Edmonton
- Justin Robinson, 27-year-old man from Pembroke, Ont
- Derrick Spooney, 31-year-old man from Nova Scotia
Arrest warrants have been issued for the following:
- Michael Corbu, 22-year-old man from Edmonton
- Jeffrey Lundin, 27-year-old man from Fort McMurray
- Chase McDougall, 22-year-old man from Spruce Grove
- Hamid Saad Al Amiri, 31-year-old man from Edmonton
- Melvern Smith, 23-year-old man from Edmonton
Anyone with information concerning this investigation is encouraged to contact Fort McMurray’s dedicated gang tipline at 780-788-GANG.
