Province Funds RCMP and Targets Organized Crime

The Alberta RCMP is strengthening its ability to combat organized crime and gang activity across the province, supported by a $2 million investment from the Government of Alberta, according to a release.

The release stated the targeted funding will equip the Alberta RCMP with modern investigative tools and specialized resources, including advanced surveillance technology, enhanced intelligence capabilities, and digital forensic equipment to address increasingly complex criminal networks.

Deputy Commissioner Trevor Daroux, commanding officer of the Alberta RCMP, said in the release the investment will improve coordination and effectiveness among policing partners. 'This funding represents a significant investment in strengthening Alberta's response to organized crime and gang activity,' Daroux said. 'It allows us, across agencies and jurisdictions, to respond in a more coordinated, modern, and effective way.'

Part of the funding will support the creation of a new Rural Organized Crime Team, a mobile unit focused on gang activity and violence linked to drug and firearm offences. The team will deploy to communities experiencing the highest levels of crime, using data driven intelligence to identify priority offenders causing the greatest harm, the release stated.

The unit will work alongside RCMP specialized teams, as well as municipal police, provincial agencies, and community partners, to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle criminal networks.

In Strathcona County, RCMP investigations in recent years have resulted in significant drug seizures tied to organized crime groups operating in the Capital Region, underscoring the local impact of broader criminal networks.

'There is no place for organized crime in our communities, our province, or our country,' Daroux said in the release. 'The Alberta RCMP is committed to working collaboratively with policing partners and provincial leaders to disrupt crime networks wherever they operate.'

The investment is part of a broader $8 million provincial initiative to equip law enforcement agencies across Alberta with tools and coordination needed to address organized crime effectively, according to the release.

In 2025, there were 490 shootings across Alberta, with about one third resulting in serious injury or death, the release stated.