Posted by : Rita Sittler  On June 5th, 2025 10:41 am

      

Two alleged drug dealers were arrested and over a kilogram of cocaine was seized following an ALERT investigation in Medicine Hat.

ALERT Medicine Hat’s organized crime team made the arrests and seizures on June 3, 2025 with help from Medicine Hat Police Service and Redcliff RCMP. The drugs seized have an estimated street value of $125,000.

Two Medicine Hat homes were searched after a planned traffic stop was conducted near Redcliff, Alta. Just over one kilogram of cocaine was located inside a vehicle and two people are accused of drug trafficking in the city.

“Our enforcement strategy was successful in stopping this large amount of drugs from circulation. This is a sizeable seizure for Medicine Hat and spared our community considerable harm,” said Staff Sergeant Ryan Thorburn, ALERT.

In total, ALERT seized 1,242 grams of cocaine and $9,180 cash.

Two people were charged and both remain in custody:

•             Konnor Smith-Boutlier, 24-year-old from Medicine Hat, is charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime;

•             Melissa Gertner, 46-year-old from Medicine Hat, is charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime, and possession of a prohibited weapon;