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Drugs
Kelowna RCMP ready to recommend rehab when crack and fentanyl get decriminalized on Tuesday
Kelowna RCMP officers will be suggesting rehab instead of pressing charges when they catch people…
Enderby man busted for drug dealing
A 41-year-old Enderby man has been busted on the suspicion of drug dealing. Officers searched…
‘Uncooperative’ Kamloops drug dealer has drugs seized, car impounded
Kamloops RCMP turned up cash and drugs after pulling over a vehicle with metal dragging…
B.C. city is making it a ticketable offence to do drugs in public
Possession of small amounts of illegal drugs may have been decriminalized in B.C. but anybody…
Vernon drug dealer gets jail for dealing drugs while on bail for drug dealing
A Vernon man who was caught dealing drugs while on bail for dealing drugs was…
Dealers in Kamloops selling fentanyl but calling it meth: Interior Health
Interior Health has issued a warning to illicit drug users in Kamloops about colourless crystals…
North Okanagan’s top cop critical about drug decriminalization rollout
While the decriminalization of small amounts of hard drugs has been controversial, Vernon RCMP Supt.…
B.C. nurse who used ‘mood-altering substances’ put on conditions
A B.C. nurse who broke an earlier agreement over their use of "mood-altering substances" has…
Dozens of guns and kilos of drugs seized in raids across Okanagan
Roughly 200,000 street-level doses of fentanyl along with dozens of weapons, body armour and more…
Sicamous leading the way in banning drug use in parks
While it’s no longer illegal to possess small amounts of opioids and certain other drugs…
No to drugs but yes to booze in Kelowna parks
Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas wants illicit drug use to be banned in all parks and…
Kamloops to consider drug ban in public parks
Kamloops parks may not be a safe place to for drug users carrying their supply…
Kamloops a step closer to banning public drug use
Drug users may be allowed to carry their supply in public, but the City of…
Kelowna mayor pushing the province to ban drugs in parks so bylaws aren’t needed
Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas is holding off even considering a bylaw banning drugs in parks…
Six people busted with drugs and weapons in Vernon
A raid on a house in the 3500 block of 24 Avenue in Vernon resulted…