The submachine gun was equipped with a silencer and prohibited extra-capacity magazines were also found. ALERT said the MAC-10 has a fire rate of 1,200 rounds per minute
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Two Edmonton men are facing a combined 18 firearms-related charges after a MAC-10 submachine gun was amongst three firearms seized by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT).
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ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime team seized two of the guns after a vehicle was spotted leaving a north Edmonton address associated with drug trafficking activity, ALERT said in a Friday release. The third firearm was found in the trunk of a separate vehicle involved in the investigation.
The submachine gun was equipped with a silencer and prohibited extra-capacity magazines were also found. ALERT said the MAC-10 has a fire rate of 1,200 rounds per minute.
“Under any circumstances, this is a dangerous weapon to have circulating on city streets. ALERT’s investigators, in lockstep with our colleagues at the Edmonton Police Service, will remain relentless in our efforts to dismantle organized crime and reduce community harm,” said acting Inspector Blayne Eliuk, ALERT Edmonton.
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A Mossberg 22-caliber rifle and a Glock handgun with a silencer attached were also seized, ALERT said. The guns have been submitted for forensic analysis and ballistics testing with the Edmonton Police Service’s firearms examination unit involved in the investigation.
In 2021, ALERT teams across Alberta seized 98 firearms as the result of organized crime and drug trafficking investigations.
ALERT said Abdullah Fuad Kalouti, 25, was arrested and charged on April 28, while Zaher El-Mais, 29, was arrested and charged on April 14.