ALERT Lloydminster: Agencies team-up to arrest wanted offender
Agencies team-up to arrest wanted offender
Lloydminster… Specialized enforcement teams from both sides of the provincial border teamed up to arrest a well-known and wanted drug dealer in Lloydminster. A prohibited firearm and drugs were seized.
ALERT Lloydminster’s organized crime team partnered with RCMP’s Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams (SERT) and Lloydminster RCMP to make the arrest and seizure on January 2, 2025. A Lloydminster apartment was searched.
ALERT seized the following items:
Sawed-off shotgun;
Various rounds of ammunition;
80 grams of methamphetamine;
8 grams of cocaine; and
5 grams of fentanyl.
Lance Harper, 41, has been charged and remains in custody. At the time of his arrest he was wanted on outstanding warrants for assault and has a significant history of drug-related offences.
“We have an established intelligence sharing model between agencies, between the provinces, which has proven effective in targeting those who endanger community safety through their criminal activities,” said Sgt. Bruce MacLean, ALERT Lloydminster.
Charges against Harper include:
Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking;
Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose;
Unauthorized possession of a firearm;
Possession of a weapon while prohibited; and
Failure to comply with a release order.
Harper is scheduled to appear in court on January 13, 2025.
SERT includes Saskatchewan RCMP’s Crime Reduction Teams, Warrant Enforcement Suppression Teams, Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Teams, the Human Trafficking and Counter Exploitation Unit and Offender Management Unit. SERT helps the Saskatchewan RCMP continue to fulfil its mandate as Saskatchewan’s provincial police force – helping to keep communities safe.
ALERT was established and is funded by the Alberta Government and is a compilation of the province’s most sophisticated law enforcement resources committed to tackling serious and organized crime.
