CANNABIS & RETAIL / EDMONTON METRO (12 STORES) / 6-MONTH ENGAGEMENT, RETAINED ANNUALLY
Edmonton Cannabis Retail Chain: Organized Retail Crime Response
How plainclothes surveillance and Crown-ready reporting collapsed a repeat ORC crew's Edmonton operations.
12
Stores Covered
3
Apprehensions
-71%
Shrinkage Drop
0
AGLC Findings
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THE CHALLENGE
A twelve-store cannabis retail chain across Edmonton metro was hit repeatedly by an organized retail crime crew — same three individuals rotating stores every 10-14 days. Shrinkage was climbing, staff felt threatened, and AGLC compliance auditors were flagging the incident-reporting gaps.
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THE APPROACH
Plainclothes loss-prevention agents deployed on a rotating store schedule matched to the crew's cadence. Body-worn cameras. Every observed pass documented — clothing, gait, timing, item interest. On day 41, three coordinated apprehensions across two stores yielded Crown-ready evidence packages for all three individuals. AGLC-audit-ready reporting delivered inside 48 hours.
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THE OUTCOME
- Three coordinated apprehensions — full Crown-ready evidence packages
- Shrinkage reduction 71% quarter-over-quarter
- AGLC audit findings dropped from 4 to 0
- Chain retained us on annual contract with expanded coverage
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The services behind this deployment.
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