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Drug Lab
Vernon case is the next evolution of the opioid crisis — homemade fentanyl
A Vernon man sentenced last week to 10 years in prison, represents a new stage…
iN PHOTOS: RCMP raid ‘massive’ fentanyl drug lab in rural North Okanagan
Four men are due to appear in court in Kelowna tomorrow after a police raid…
Budder, shatter, oil: Homemade cannabis extraction can be explosive, deadly
'YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO GET INTO IT AND NOT HURT YOURSELF'…
West Kelowna fatal fire likely caused by “production of drugs”
WEST KELOWNA – RCMP say the house where an “explosive fire” killed a man earlier…
Mobile drug lab crashes in North Okanagan; police looking for suspects
LUMBY – Turns out a cube van that ended up in the ditch on Highway…
RCMP, Hazmat and Health Canada at scene of suspected drug lab in Vernon
VERNON – Police, along with Health Canada and the Vernon Fire Department’s Hazmat team, are…
Police continue to investigate suspected meth lab
VERNON - The suspects arrested in last Friday’s drug bust have been released without charges while police continue to investigate the suspected meth lab. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says members of the Vernon detachment alongside the clandestine lab team scoured a home in the 1700 block of 41 Avenue and found items consistent with cooking...
Police believe Trinity Valley suspects were cooking up crystal meth
VERNON - A six day investigation and clean-up at a North Okanagan property wrapped up over the weekend, leaving authorities strongly suspecting crystal meth was being produced there. A significant quantity of hazardous materials believed to be used in the manufacturing of crystal meth were removed from the Trinity Valley Road rental home and secured...
Five arrests made in connection with suspected synthetic drug lab
VERNON - Police, environmental agencies and a HAZMAT team descended upon a secluded North Okanagan property over the long weekend following the discovery of an alleged drug lab. Police had already been investigating the Trinity Valley Road property near Enderby for months, but is was reports of shots fired in the area that led police...
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...