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'Up to the challenge': Alberta border operations, seizures and security concerns

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Canada Border Services Agency currently has 235 active border services officers in Alberta .

The number of people that entered Alberta from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31 this year was 4.2 million .

CBSA seized $6.6 million in currency, $ 100,000 in suspected proceeds of crime.

1049 narcotic seizures at official points of entry included 1.6 kilograms of cocaine, 3.26 kilograms of methamphetamine, 116.8 kilograms of cannabis and just six grams of fentanyl.

Alberta 's 298-kilometre border with Montana is currently monitored by the RCMP .

It is not clear how many personnel RCMP has in operation at Alberta ’s southern border.

The provincial government plans to step in early next year to further bolster security.

On Thursday the province announced the new Interdiction Patrol Team , made up of 51 uniformed officers, four drug patrol dogs, 10 drones that can operate during cold weather and high winds.

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