Search warrants in the Edmonton area led to the arrest of four suspects in a scam involving co-ordinated big dollar ATM withdrawals at casinos.

The RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region (NWR) untangled suspicious activity at casino-based ATMs across the Edmonton area, Mounties said in a Monday news release.

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Executed at casinos around the Edmonton area, the scam triggered a service disruption to ATMs across Western Canada.

“Searches unearthed evidence of fraud and money laundering, as well as a quantity of cocaine, which triggered an additional drug trafficking charge against a fifth individual,” said the release from the RCMP’s Northwest Region.

“Investigators allege that the accused withdrew large sums of cash as part of a co-ordinated scheme intended to evade d

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