Red Deer associates of the Independent Soldiers and Red Scorpions gangs have been arrested following a joint investigation between ALERT and Red Deer RCMP.

Kim Proctor, an alleged associate of the Independent Soldiers, and Steven Herman, an alleged associate of the Red Scorpions, were arrested on March 8, 2017.

They were arrested as result of a three-month investigation by ALERT Red Deer’s organized crime and gang enforcement team and Red Deer RCMP General Investigation Section.

Two women were also arrested.

The investigation began in January 2017 and focused on the gang’s activities in Red Deer, which allegedly involved drug trafficking.

Investigators searched two Red Deer homes, located on White Avenue and Maxwell Avenue, where the alleged gang associates were arrested along with firearms and an assortment of drugs.

The following items were seized from both Red Deer homes:

Stolen 22-caliber rifle
Stolen 38-caliber revolver handgun
46 grams of methamphetamine
32 grams of suspected fentanyl powder
7 grams of cocaine
104 grams of ketamine
226 grams of marijuana

Red Deer RCMP's Superintendent Ken Foster says the City is a good and safe city, however there's a small percentage of the population, responsible for most of the crime.

"It's about profit, and business. Geographically Red Deer is a great location for business. The same can be said for drug dealers, and those involved in crime. So coming together and working together really helps us go a long way. But if we can take away the profits, and we can take away the demand, then you take away the crime."

The Independent Soldiers are primarily a B.C.-based gang and support clothing linking the gang to Red Deer was seized from Proctor’s home.

The Red Scorpions also have strong ties to B.C. and their presence in Red Deer dates back to at least July 2014 when a gang member was arrested in a joint investigation by ALERT and Red Deer RCMP.

Proctor, 37, is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking (x 3); possession of a controlled substance (x 2), unauthorized possession of a firearm (x 2), possession of a weapon obtained by crime (x 2), and possession of property obtained by crime.

Herman, 36, is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking (x 3) and possession of a controlled substance.

Trina Boudreau-Pritchard, 28, is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking (x 3) and possession of a controlled substance (x 3).

Catherine Nicole Campbell, 25, is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking.

More details are expected to be released at a media conference this afternoon at the Red Deer RCMP Detachment.