Alberta man faces human trafficking charges following multi-agency investigation

A Regina police cruiser can be seen in this file photo. (Hayatullah Amanat/CTV News)

An Alberta man is facing several charges following a human trafficking investigation led by Regina police.

The investigation started in December of last year when investigators with the Regina Police Service (RPS) received information about a woman being trafficked in the sex trade, according to an update from RPS on Wednesday.

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Investigation found the woman had been trafficked through western Canada, including Regina, between December 2023 and November 2025, police said.

RPS Vice Unit investigators, along with the Calgary Police Service (CPS) and the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) Human Trafficking Enforcement Unit worked to investigate, locate, and arrest the suspect.

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A 28-year-old man from Calgary, Alta. was arrested on May 20. He was charged with human trafficking, material benefit resulting from trafficking, procuring, material benefit from sexual services, advertising sexual services, possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000, money laundering, and failure to comply.

He was scheduled to appear in Regina Provincial Court on Wednesday morning.

The charges were laid as part of a complex, multi-agency investigation Called ‘Project Anchor,’ police said. Over 30 officers with the two Alberta agencies were involved in the arrest and search of four residences, one business, and a vehicle, all located in Calgary, Alta.

RPS said the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, as well as multiple RPS investigative units and civilian professionals, also contributed to the investigation.

“Human Trafficking investigations are extremely complex. most often cross borders and require extensive collaboration between agencies,” RPS Deputy Chief Laurel Marshall said in Wednesday’s update.

“First and foremost, it’s about ensuring victims are safe and helping them break free from their traffickers. I am proud of the work being done by everyone involved in ‘Project Anchor’.”

RPS ask anyone with information related to this investigation to contact them.