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Drug advisory issued in Penticton after animal tranquilizer found in sample
A drug checking advisory has been issued for Penticton after a lab result found Xylazine,…
Vernon drug dealers busted; silenced handgun seized
Two Vernon men were arrested last week on a number of drug and weapons offences…
19 arrested in coordinated RCMP raids on 4 homes in Vernon
Drugs, weapons and stacks of cash were seized from four different properties along the same…
Stop check leads to drugs, weapons seizure in Kamloops
Police stopped a vehicle in Kamloops suspecting the driver to be impaired, but a search…
Kamloops youth homeless non-profit ‘continues to mourn’ founder’s fentanyl overdose death
The Kamloops non-profit founded by Katherine McParland continues to follow her vision, and the founder's…
Dealer busted with fanny pack full of drugs in Kelowna
A man from Saskatchewan was caught with ounces of illicit drugs during a traffic stop…
Dog that regularly ingested fentanyl and meth seized by B.C. SPCA
A B.C. man whose dog ingested, fentanyl, cocaine and meth, and was regularly found to…
Kelowna Safeway store fined for selling tobacco to a minor
Interior Health has handed the downtown Kelowna Safeway store with a $575 fine earlier this…
‘Get it to the courts’: Kamloops councillors expect legal challenge to drug ban
Public drug use is now banned in Kamloops as the city responds to decriminalization across…
Drugs found in semi involved in fatal crash east of Revelstoke this morning
REVELSTOKE - One person is dead, Highway 1 between Golden and Revelstoke is closed and a drug trafficking investigation is underway after two commercial trucks collided early this morning, Nov. 17. Police say the cause of the crash is being investigated though compact snow with slippery sections and limited visibility with blowing snow was being reported...
Seven arrests made after four-month-long drug sting
KAMLOOPS – Local RCMP arrested seven people and recommended charges against two males and one female after the Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant tied to a four-month drug sting on Friday, Jan. 30. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the investigation surrounded a lower Sahali residence where police seized ten ounces of cocaine and...
Overdoses likely from drug being sold as heroin
KAMLOOPS - Ken Salter from Ask Wellness is warning drug users about a powerful painkiller being marketed as heroin on the streets of the city. Salter says a dealer is selling fentanyl – a strong prescription painkiller – as heroin. Both drugs are obviously dangerous, but fentanyl is 100 times stronger than heroin and is...
Traffic stop results in dial-a-dope arrest
KELOWNA – A traffic stop of a high-end SUV in Kelowna last Friday resulted in the arrest of a man police believe was operating a dial-a-dope service. RCMP Const. Kris Clark says Street Enforcement Teams have been investigating a group of individuals selling drugs out of a rental apartment downtown. Last Friday plainclothes officers conducted...
Child found in home with 11 litres of date rape drug
KELOWNA – When police raided a house in Mission last week, not only did they find a massive amount of drugs, cash and stolen property, but a two-year-old child as well. The child belongs to Desiree Kovacs, 24, one of four people arrested after a three-week investigation resulted in a search of the home that...