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North Okanagan man nabbed with 1.5M contraband cigarettes
A traffic stop in Vernon led to the seizure of 1.5 million contraband cigarettes. It…
Police looking for witnesses to robbery at Kelowna gas station
RCMP are on the hunt for a suspect in a Kelowna gas station robbery over…
Resident injured trying to put out early morning fire in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – ‘Smokers materials’ are being blamed for a balcony fire in West Kelowna…
B.C. has highest rate of illegal cigarettes in Western Canada, study finds
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As the province with the most contraband cigarettes in Western Canada, the amount of illegal tobacco in B.C. remains steadily high. The statistics come from the latest study commissioned by the Western Convenience Stores Association. In September researchers collected discarded cigarettes at various locations throughout the province to determine which were illegally purchased....