34 year old man arrested after ALERT search of two residences in Medicine Hat

By Brian Konrad

Drugs, cash and weapons seized in ALERT bust

Knives, brass knuckles and cocaine found as part of ALERT bust in Medicine Hat

Oct 17, 2019 | 11:25 AM

MEDICINE HAT — A 34 year old man is facing several drug related charges, after the ALERT unit searched two homes in Medicine Hat last week.

The two homes were searched on October 9, 2019 with the help of the Medicine Hat Police Service. The first home was located in the 900 block of Braemar Street and the second was a condo in the 200 block of Red Deer Drive. ALERT seized 347 grams of cocaine, $37,515 in cash, and various prohibited weapons, including brass knuckles and knives.

“The drug trade is an inherently violent business, and in this case the suspect was bound by a weapons prohibition,” said Staff Sgt. Kelsey Fraser, ALERT Medicine Hat.

Shane Peters was arrested leaving a residence in the North Flats and has been charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of the proceeds of crime and breach of a court order.