Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Drugs
Vernon RCMP find 4 kg of meth hidden in SUV’s secret compartment
Police have seized meth and cocaine hidden in a secret compartment in a suspect vehicle…
Red Scorpion Gang linked to drugs, guns seized by RCMP raids in Kelowna
A five-month long RCMP investigation – called E-Precedent – targeting the Red Scorpion Gang in…
RCMP raid turns up drugs, firearms at Kelowna home
RCMP arrested seven individuals and found illicit drugs, weapons and other property while executing a…
Merritt RCMP make 16 arrests in connection to illegal cannabis grow op
Police have dismantled an illegal cannabis operation near Merritt and made over a dozen arrests.…
Interior Health issues alert for contaminated drug supply in Kamloops
Interior Health is warning Kamloops illicit drug users about a toxic supply of heroin that…
Kamloops council to urge feds to adopt national overdose plan
A Kamloops city councillor says she feels “powerless” to address the opioid crisis currently ravaging…
Interior Health issues illicit drug alert in Penticton
A drug alert has been issued for the Penticton area by Interior Health. The alert…
‘Our staff are beaten up:’ ASK Wellness wants national approach to overdose crisis
ASK Wellness Society staff are burning out and the non-profit group's executive director says it’s time…
Heavy police presence in Valleyview; Kamloops RCMP ask public to avoid area
Kamloops RCMP are reporting a heavy police presence in the west Valleyview area of the…
Kamloops RCMP seize large amount of drugs, cash and guns in three raids
More than five kilograms of drugs, a large amount of cash, three firearms and body…
Multiple contaminated drug supply alerts issued for Kamloops, Vernon
Interior Health has issued four contaminated drug alerts today, after fentanyl, benzodiazepines and other toxic…
Kelowna RCMP seize $20K in cash, along with weapons, drugs during raid
A Kelowna man was arrested during a police raid at a home yesterday that netted…
Abandoned vehicle in Ashcroft motel parking lot may have been drug lab
An abandoned rental vehicle, believed to be connected to the production of illegal drugs, was…
Baggie of drugs found in Kelowna hotel lobby leads cops to dealer
A 23-year-old man was arrested in Kelowna after a bag of what is believed to…
Driving with mismatched licence plates led to a big drug bust in Kamloops
Half a pound of hard drugs were seized and a 19-year-old man from Mission was…