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Kelowna suspects arrested for importing and selling fentanyl around the world
KELOWNA – A Kelowna couple have been arrested for allegedly running an international fentanyl trafficking…
Over 1,000 people have died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. this year
More people died of overdose from illicit drugs in the first eight months of this…
Vernon businesses express frustration over illegal activity and transients downtown
VERNON – Vernon business owner Vicki Eide says she had to clean up vomit, excrement…
17-year-old among suspects charged in Vernon drug ring investigation
VERNON – A recent drug bust will have a significant impact on the supply of…
Outreach workers, province looking at new way to save lives in overdose crisis
Desperate times call for desperate measures. That’s why one Kamloops outreach worker wants to see…
Note from ‘yesterday’s child’ in Vernon shows shame and heartbreak of addiction
VERNON – It’s only three sentences long, but it sums up well the anguish of…
It’s another red and blue Christmas as Kamloops RCMP prepare to catch impaired drivers
KAMLOOPS – The holiday season is a time for celebration and the RCMP have launched…
An inside look at what goes on at the Vernon Methadone Clinic
“PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT US” VERNON – Whether there for pain management or for…
Okanagan has already surpassed number of overdoses in all of 2016
Fentanyl has claimed more than 100 lives in the Okanagan so far this year. The…
Alleged Shuswap drug smuggler turns himself in after losing extradition battle in court
SHUSWAP – A Shuswap man accused of participating in a massive cross-border drug smuggling operation…
The hidden population dying from B.C.’s overdose crisis
Chances are, you already know him. He's likely successful, has some money, a good job,…
Meth, cocaine and fentanyl found during weekend traffic stop in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A 45-year-old West Kootenay man is in police custody after he was pulled…
Kamloops police get guns, fentanyl in raid
KAMLOOPS – Police got five guns and lots of ammunition, as well as drugs and…
Shuswap man pleads not guilty to drug trafficking following extradition to U.S.
A Shuswap man recently extradited to the U.S. on allegations of drug trafficking continues to…
Vernon judge calls drug dealer ‘reckless’ in selling heroin amid overdose crisis
VERNON – A judge noted the high death toll from drug overdoses in the Vernon…