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Vernon RCMP disrupt ‘potentially dangerous’ drug trafficking operation

VERNON - Mounties have busted a Vernon drug ring with ties to the Lower Mainland. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk said two men, Andres Naranjo, 21, and Daniel Penton, 21, both of the Lower Mainland but residing in Vernon, were arrested Dec. 19. Naranjo is facing charges of trafficking cocaine and possession of cocaine and heroin...

1.5 kg cocaine, ammunition among items seized in Kelowna bust

KELOWNA - A four-week drug trafficking investigation led Mounties to two Kelowna homes and resulted in two arrests Friday. RCMP entered a residence on the 200 block of Mills Road with a warrant in hand Oct. 10. A second search warrant was executed at a residence on the 1400 block of Crawford Road. In a...

Vernon police arrest two alleged drug traffickers

VERNON - A targeted RCMP drug trafficking investigation within the city of Vernon resulted in two arrests Friday. The first man, a 26-year-old White Rock resident, was arrested in his vehicle Oct. 3. In a media release, Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says the man was in possession of cocaine and heroin packaged for sale....

Marijuana balcony cookery draws drug squad

KELOWNA - An outdoor marijuana cook off on a Sunset Drive balcony drew police from around the province Monday night. Police got a complaint about a possible lab in an 18th floor apartment in the 1000 block of Sunset Drive. They told police the occupants of the unit were cooking something on the balcony that...