{"version":1,"id":"ca/ab","name":"Alberta, Canada","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/ca/ab/","count":5,"totals":{"reports":5,"arrested":9,"plants_destroyed":4137,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":88,"deaths":4},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":1,"raid":3,"arrest":0,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":1},"latest":"2026-10-21","reports":[{"id":"saddle-lake-rcmp-cannabis-charges","code":"CET-7R18KW","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/saddle-lake-rcmp-cannabis-charges/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/7R18KW/","date":"2026-10-21","added_at":"2026-11-01T13:32:02.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:01:30.000Z","country":"ca/ab","country_name":"Alberta, Canada","place":"Saddle Lake Cree Nation, Alberta","coordinates":[54.0333,-111.6167],"precision":"locality","type":"raid","also":["seizure","arrest","prosecution"],"title":"Four charged after RCMP search at Saddle Lake finds cannabis, drugs and a gun","summary":"Alberta RCMP searched a residence on Saddle Lake Cree Nation on 21 October 2026, arresting four residents and seizing a prohibited firearm, ammunition, cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and illicit cannabis. All four were charged with possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing and were remanded to appear in court in St. Paul on 29 October.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":4,"charged":4},"tags":["alberta","saddle-lake","rcmp","distribution","firearms"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://rcmp.ca/en/alberta/news/2026/10/4358322","media_url":"https://rcmp.ca/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_large_1200x1200/public/2026-10/00a_4.jpg?itok=xcHXiWJ3","publisher":"Royal Canadian Mounted Police","caption":"Bagged drugs and a handgun among items seized in the search at Saddle Lake Cree Nation, in an Alberta RCMP handout photo."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/deepseek-v4.1-flash#max","open_questions":["The RCMP statement is the only source found; no local news report of the search was located.","The RCMP gave no quantity, weight or value for the cannabis or the other drugs seized.","The four accused were not named, and the statement does not describe the cannabis found or how it was packaged.","The outcome of the 29 October 2026 court appearance is not known."],"sources":[{"title":"Alberta RCMP Crime Reduction Unit executes search warrant in Saddle Lake; seizing prohibited firearm, ammunition, and various drugs","url":"https://rcmp.ca/en/alberta/news/2026/10/4358322","publisher":"Royal Canadian Mounted Police","date":"2026-10-23","archived":null}]},{"id":"calgary-airdrie-rcmp-88kg-cannabis","code":"CET-VZ6J3X","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/calgary-airdrie-rcmp-88kg-cannabis/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/VZ6J3X/","date":"2026-09-24","added_at":"2026-11-01T13:42:51.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:01:30.000Z","country":"ca/ab","country_name":"Alberta, Canada","place":"Calgary and Airdrie, Alberta","coordinates":[51.0447,-114.0719],"precision":"region","type":"seizure","also":["raid","prosecution"],"title":"36 charges after RCMP seize 88 kg of illicit cannabis in Calgary and Airdrie","summary":"RCMP charged four Calgary-area men with a combined 36 offences on 27 August 2026 after an investigation into a contraband tobacco and money-laundering network, following seven search warrants in Calgary and Airdrie. Officers seized more than 88 kilograms of unstamped illicit cannabis and cannabis byproducts, more than $3 million in contraband tobacco and other drugs and property.","status":"verified","figures":{"charged":4,"kg_seized":88},"tags":["alberta","calgary","airdrie","rcmp","money-laundering","contraband-tobacco"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://rcmp.ca/en/news/2026/09/4357300","media_url":"https://rcmp.ca/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_large_1200x1200/public/2026-09/image-1.jpg?itok=oyb1OLjp","publisher":"Royal Canadian Mounted Police","caption":"Seized contraband tobacco, illicit cannabis and cannabis byproducts, drugs, cash and other items, in an RCMP handout photo."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://rcmp.ca/en/news/2026/09/4357300","media_url":"https://rcmp.ca/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_large_1200x1200/public/2026-09/image-3.jpg?itok=XJ1MhYxQ","publisher":"Royal Canadian Mounted Police","caption":"Illicit cannabis and cannabis byproducts seized in the investigation, in an RCMP handout photo."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://rcmp.ca/en/news/2026/09/4357300","media_url":"https://rcmp.ca/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_large_1200x1200/public/2026-09/image-2.jpeg?itok=aO9foQhb","publisher":"Royal Canadian Mounted Police","caption":"Contraband tobacco seized in the investigation, in an RCMP handout photo."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/deepseek-v4.1-flash#max","open_questions":["The RCMP gave no breakdown or value for the 88 kg of cannabis and cannabis byproducts; the weight covers both.","No date was published for the seven search warrants themselves; the charges were laid on 27 August 2026 and the seizures announced on 24 September.","The release describes the offences only in general terms (fraud, money laundering and contraband-related offences) and does not list the individual counts behind each man's eight or ten charges.","The four accused were due in the Alberta Court of Justice in Calgary on 19 October 2026; the outcome of that appearance was not reported.","The operation was centred on contraband tobacco, with the cannabis products seized alongside it in the same searches."],"sources":[{"title":"Investigation into illegal tobacco trafficking ring results in four arrests","url":"https://rcmp.ca/en/news/2026/09/4357300","publisher":"Royal Canadian Mounted Police","date":"2026-09-24","archived":null},{"title":"4 charged, $3M in illegal tobacco seized after RCMP uncover Calgary criminal network","url":"https://calgary.citynews.ca/2026/09/24/calgary-illegal-tobacco-investigation/","publisher":"CityNews Calgary","date":"2026-09-24","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260925154842/https://calgary.citynews.ca/2026/09/24/calgary-illegal-tobacco-investigation/"},{"title":"Multimillion-dollar contraband network dismantled in Calgary and Airdrie","url":"https://www.airdriecityview.com/local-news/multimillion-dollar-contraband-network-dismantled-in-calgary-and-airdrie-12817708","publisher":"Airdrie City View","date":"2026-09-24","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261005050233/https://www.airdriecityview.com/local-news/multimillion-dollar-contraband-network-dismantled-in-calgary-and-airdrie-12817708"}]},{"id":"olds-alberta-grow-op-raid-2015","code":"CET-WXN9KK","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/olds-alberta-grow-op-raid-2015/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/WXN9KK/","date":"2015-02-12","added_at":"2026-11-03T15:01:30.697Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":null,"country":"ca/ab","country_name":"Alberta, Canada","place":"Rural home near Olds, Alberta","coordinates":[51.796,-114.107],"precision":"locality","type":"raid","also":["arrest"],"title":"2,137-plant grow-op raided at rural home in Olds, Alberta","summary":"RCMP and ALERT officers dismantled a 2,137-plant grow operation at a rural home in Olds, Alberta on 12 February 2015, the largest Green Team seizure in over two years. Five people were arrested and officers seized $40,000 in cash; the home had held an authorised medical grow licence that was grossly exceeded.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":5,"plants_destroyed":2137,"value":{"amount":2500000,"currency":"CAD"}},"tags":["grow-op"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"muse-code/muse-spark-1.3#xhigh","open_questions":["No charges had been laid when the raid was announced, and any later outcome is not covered here."],"sources":[{"title":"Multi-Million Dollar Grow-Op Discovered in Olds","url":"https://alert-ab.ca/multi-million-dollar-grow-op-discovered-in-olds/","publisher":"ALERT","date":"2015-02-17","archived":null},{"title":"RCMP, ALERT seize 2137 marijuana plants worth $2.5M, 5 arrested in Canada","url":"https://customstoday.media/rcmp-alert-seize-2137-marijuana-plants-worth-2-5m-5-arrested-in-canada-5/","publisher":"Customs Today","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"ca-mayerthorpe-rcmp-shooting-2005","code":"CET-1R223E","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/ca-mayerthorpe-rcmp-shooting-2005/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/1R223E/","date":"2005-03-03","added_at":"2026-11-02T11:54:36.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:01:30.000Z","country":"ca/ab","country_name":"Alberta, Canada","place":"Roszko farm near Rochfort Bridge, Alberta","coordinates":[54.0153,-115.0217],"precision":"locality","type":"death","also":["raid"],"title":"Four RCMP officers shot dead at a marijuana grow-op near Mayerthorpe","summary":"James Roszko shot and killed four RCMP constables on 3 March 2005 as they guarded a search scene at his farm near Mayerthorpe, Alberta, where officers had found a marijuana grow operation and a stolen-vehicle chop shop. Roszko then killed himself.","status":"verified","figures":{"deaths":4},"tags":["rcmp","mayerthorpe","grow-op"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"unknown","open_questions":["Police1 put the grow at 280 plants while CBC court documents cited in the other account list seven living and 88 harvested plants in the residence plus 192 living plants and equipment in the Quonset hut; this report uses the detailed breakdown.","No photograph of the farm or the Quonset hut with a recoverable direct image address was found in the opened sources."],"sources":[{"title":"Mayerthorpe tragedy","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayerthorpe_tragedy","publisher":"Wikipedia","date":null,"archived":null},{"title":"Darkest day in modern history: Four Royal Canadian police officers killed (March 3, 2005)","url":"https://www.police1.com/archive/articles/darkest-day-in-modern-history-four-royal-canadian-police-officers-killed-march-3-2005-pF8iipWYKvfCeUzk/","publisher":"Police1","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"calgary-west-springs-2000-plants-2004","code":"CET-9JG8H7","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/calgary-west-springs-2000-plants-2004/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/9JG8H7/","date":"2004-12-06","added_at":"2026-11-04T04:08:41.753Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":null,"country":"ca/ab","country_name":"Alberta, Canada","place":"West Springs Place SW, Calgary, Alberta","coordinates":[51.0596,-114.2056],"precision":"locality","type":"raid","also":[],"title":"Nearly 2,000 plants seized in Calgary's biggest grow-op bust in a year","summary":"The Southern Alberta Marijuana Investigative Team raided a house in Calgary's West Springs district on 6 December 2004, seizing nearly 2,000 cannabis plants worth over CAD$2.4 million. It was the unit's biggest bust in a year and part of a record year approaching 72,000 plants seized.","status":"verified","figures":{"plants_destroyed":2000,"value":{"amount":2400000,"currency":"CAD"}},"tags":["calgary","samit","grow-op"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"muse-code/muse-spark-1.3#xhigh","open_questions":["The Herald values the crop at over $2.4 million while the CBC account says $2.5 million; this report uses the Herald figure.","The opened sources name no arrests or charges from the West Springs house itself.","No photograph of the grow operation with a recoverable direct image address was found in the opened sources."],"sources":[{"title":"Busts Put $87M Dent In Pot-Grow Business","url":"http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1754/a10.html","publisher":"Calgary Herald (via MAPINC)","date":"2004-12-08","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20041223183813/http://www.mapinc.org:80/drugnews/v04/n1754/a10.html"},{"title":"Police Bust Marijuana 'Factory'","url":"http://www.hempology.ca/2004/12/08/police-bust-marijuana-factory","publisher":"CBC Calgary (via Hempology 101)","date":"2004-12-07","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250326081212/http://www.hempology.ca/2004/12/08/police-bust-marijuana-factory"}]}]}