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Fentanyl
User survey reveals drugs of choice in Thompson-Okanagan
INTERIOR HEALTH LEADS THE WAY IN DISTRIBUTION OF NALOXONE KITS THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A recent survey…
Pass the pot: UBC Okanagan study shows patients choose cannabis over prescription pain killers
KELOWNA – An UBC Okanagan study says patients prefer medical marijuana over prescription opioids for…
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…
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.…
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…
Chemicals to make more than 260 million doses of fentanyl seized in Lower Mainland
Two people were arrested and a massive amount of precursor chemicals for making illicit drugs…
Having $20,000 of cocaine in condo nets Kelowna man five years jail
A Kelowna man who began dealing drugs when he was a teenager will spend five…
Kamloops man gets more than eight years in jail for gun, drug possession
A 25-year-old Kamloops man was already banned from carrying guns when RCMP caught him with…
‘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…
Why the drug crisis is much more visible in Okanagan, Kamloops than out east
The illicit drug crisis is something people in communities throughout British Columbia rub shoulders with…
More jail for Vernon drug dealer busted while on bail for drug dealing
A Vernon drug dealer who was caught selling drugs while on bail for drug trafficking…
‘Merchants of death’: Lengthy sentence for Vernon fentanyl dealer
Vernon resident Cody Carl Charles Wellington was on bail and supposed to be living in…
Vernon Polson Park shooter back behind bars
A Vernon man sentenced to nine years in jail following a shootout in Polson Park…
Lawyer argues for house arrest for convicted North Okanagan fentanyl dealer
VERNON – A 34-year-old convicted fentanyl dealer will have to wait another nine days to…
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…
Vernon mom who lost daughter to fentanyl overdose appeals for safe injection site
VERNON – Sandra Welton's daughter Mehgan Parrotta had aspirations as a five-year-old to become a…
Kelowna cop nabs suspected Penticton drug dealer asleep at the wheel
KELOWNA – A Penticton man landed in police custody after he was caught sleeping behind…
Undercover Kelowna sting nabs man on one count of trafficking fentanyl
KELOWNA – An undercover sting operation nearly two years ago has finally resulted in the…
Vernon fentanyl dealer ‘accepted the risk’ people might die, judge says
VERNON – A 24-year-old fentanyl dealer who made $5 for every bag he sold as…
Vernon fentanyl dealer will wait another week before heading to prison
VERNON – A 24-year-old Vernon man guilty of dealing fentanyl and other drugs will see…
Interior drug users included in take-home fentanyl test kit pilot program
KELOWNA – Kamloops and the Okanagan will be included in a study to see if…
West Kelowna fentanyl dealer busted after skipping out on Kelowna sentencing hearing
KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP officers headed to the Lower Mainland this weekend and arrested a…
Kelowna drug dealer who kept his fentanyl in a Hello Kitty bag won’t escape jail
KELOWNA – A Kelowna drug dealer who was busted with a stolen motorbike in 2017,…
Will B.C. try to decriminalize drug users?
KELOWNA – One of the province's top doctors is expected to release an important report…