1.2 kilograms of GHB, stolen property seized during impaired driving stop

KELOWNA – Stolen property, more than a kilogram of GHB and an impaired driver were taken off the streets during a traffic stop in Kelowna last week.

On March 2 just after midnight, a Kelowna RCMP officer saw a vehicle being driven erratically on Highway 97 near McCurdy Road.

The officer pulled the driver over and was suspicious he may be impaired.

Const. Jesse O’Donaghey says the driver failed a physical coordination test so he was taken to the Kelowna detachment where a Drug Recognition Expert conducted an evaluation.

During the search of the vehicle, police found 1.2 kilograms of suspected GHB and an unopened electronics product with security devices attached.

The driver, a 40-year-old Penticton man, is facing potential charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of property obtained by crime. His passenger, a 36-year-old woman also from Penticton, is facing potential charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of property obtained by crime.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infonews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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