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Drug Trafficking
Judge acknowledges ‘exceptional circumstances’ before sentencing Kamloops drug dealer
KAMLOOPS – It’s a rare sentence, but a Kamloops drug dealer managed to prove he…
RCMP shut down two dial-a-dope operations in Vernon
VERNON – Police in Vernon made three arrests last month in connection with a pair…
Counsel appointed for man accused of drug smuggling near Osoyoos
PENTICTON – A man accused of drug smuggling near the Osoyoos border crossing now has…
Manager of Kamloops dial-a-dope ring gets conditional sentence
KAMLOOPS – The manager of a dial-a-dope ring in Kamloops is avoiding prison time and…
Alberta woman charged in gang-related gun and drug bust in West Kelowna last month
WEST KELOWNA – Charges of drug trafficking and possession of guns have been laid against…
Kelowna drug dealer granted one last chance to stay in Canada
KELOWNA – The B.C. Court of Appeal gave a Kelowna man convicted of dealing cocaine…
Plain clothes cops chase suspect through Salmon Arm restaurant
SALMON ARM – Diners at a Salmon Arm restaurant were treated to a meal and…
RCMP execute successful undercover drug operation in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Over 30 drug trafficking suspects have been indentified in the Central Okanagan following…
Police raid impacts Okanagan drug trafficking ring
LAKE COUNTRY – RCMP raided a home in Lake Country last week seizing a variety…
Chinese citizen from Kelowna may not be deported for drug trafficking conviction after all
KELOWNA – A Chinese immigrant who lived in Kelowna when he sold cocaine to an…
North Okanagan RCMP make multiple arrests in undercover drug trafficking operation
VERNON – More arrests have been made in Vernon in connection to an undercover operation…
RCMP break up Vernon fentanyl trafficking group
VERNON – Police busted up a North Okanagan fentanyl drug trafficking group earlier this week,…
West Kelowna drug dealer will be behind bars for 8 more years
KELOWNA – A West Kelowna man who was busted in 2016 for a counterfeit drug…
Pistol seized along with illicit drugs during high risk take down in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Pointing a gun at a stranger may not be the best way to…
Vernon judge says ‘exceptional circumstances’ means fentanyl dealer won’t get jail time
VERNON – In what the judge described as "exceptional circumstances," a convicted North Okanagan fentanyl…