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Kelowna RCMP nab dozens of drug dealers in year-long investigation
KELOWNA – A year-long investigation into drug trafficking in Kelowna has netted police a staggering…
West Kelowna fentanyl dealer flees before sentencing
KELOWNA – Police are still searching for a West Kelowna man who bolted right before…
Two Okanagan suspects charged after big drug, fentanyl raid last year
KELOWNA – Two people have been charged with drug trafficking stemming from a massive police…
String of North Okanagan drug raids uncover large quantity of fentanyl
VERNON – Police have arrested five suspected drug dealers believed to be responsible for bringing…
Former Vernon Viper receives conditional discharge for drug possession
KELOWNA – A former Vernon Viper received a conditional discharge at court today for possessing…
Illicit overdose deaths up last year in Kamloops, slight dip in Okanagan
The Okanagan maintained its dubious distinction as having one of the highest illicit drug overdose…
RCMP break up Vernon fentanyl trafficking group
VERNON – Police busted up a North Okanagan fentanyl drug trafficking group earlier this week,…
Vernon pilot project aimed at tackling opioid crisis in RCMP cells
VERNON – A new opioid pilot project is scheduled to take off later this month…
Vernon drug checking service wants you to ‘know what’s in your dope’
VERNON – With a toothpick, the outreach worker picks up a few sand-sized specks from…
North Okanagan RCMP make multiple arrests in undercover drug trafficking operation
VERNON – More arrests have been made in Vernon in connection to an undercover operation…
North Okanagan pilot project brings methadone, suboxone into RCMP cells
VERNON – Detainees at Vernon’s police detachment will soon be able to get more help…
New report sheds light on who is dying in opioid crisis
A new report from the B.C. Coroners Service dives into much more detail about drug…
Why a Kelowna man with no record got federal prison time for drug trafficking
KELOWNA – A young Kelowna drug dealer was hit with federal prison time last month,…
Vernon RCMP officers save overdosing man’s life
VERNON – Police saved an overdosing man in a Vernon last month. RCMP say two…
Police raid impacts Okanagan drug trafficking ring
LAKE COUNTRY – RCMP raided a home in Lake Country last week seizing a variety…
Man charged with producing methamphetamine and fentanyl at Vernon drug lab
VERNON – Charges have been laid in connection with a drug lab that was busted…
Overdose death rate holding steady within Interior Health Authority
Deaths from suspected fatal illicit drug overdoses across the province were down 23 per cent…
iN GRAPHICS: Why you should still pay attention to the overdose crisis
You've seen the headlines, you've known for a long time we have an overdose crisis…
Spike in illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
More than 160 people died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. in March, the second-highest…
These tiny strips could save hundreds of lives
Social service agencies in six Interior cities will be offering drug-testing strips for users. It's…
Fatal overdose numbers in the Interior on par with last year: Interior Health
As the overdose crisis enters its third year in B.C., people are continuing to die…
West Kelowna fentanyl dealer tries to take back guilty plea
KELOWNA – A local man charged with lacing drugs with fentanyl out of a warehouse…
Kelowna mom who lost two sons to overdose calls for mandatory prescription tracking
KELOWNA – If a system that’s already in place across B.C. had been used, Helen…
Chief medical health officer faces grim 2017 overdose numbers for Interior Health
After another year of ghastly overdose statistics for the Interior Health Authority in 2017, the…