Fentanyl
Kamloops fentanyl dealer gets four years in prison
KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops man will spend the next four years in prison after he…
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,…
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…
Kamloops council concerned with Interior Health hesitancy to support needle buyback
KAMLOOPS – Interior Health's lack of support for needle buyback programs was a hot topic…