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Thirty sleeping pills a day: Kelowna man shares how he legally feeds his habit
KELOWNA – Corey Varga asked his dad to hold onto his rent money so he…
RCMP seize drugs, make arrests during raid at Kelowna home
KELOWNA – A man and two women were arrested Friday night in Kelowna after RCMP…
Former Kamloops Mountie charged with drug possession given conditional discharge
KAMLOOPS – The former Kamloops police officer who pleaded guilty to one count of simple…
Mobile illicit drug consumption site the way to go in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The director of a local addictions resource centre says Interior Health’s decision to…
UPDATE: Lawyers say former Kamloops cop was self-medicating after years of hardship
'IMAGINE THE WORST THING YOU EVER DID APPEARING IN THE NEWSPAPER.' KAMLOOPS – An on…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Fentanyl’s devastating impact on the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – More than 700 people in B.C. have died this year from illicit drug…
Kamloops couple behind bars after police raid turns up cocaine and cash
KAMLOOPS – More than $12,000 in cash and over a 100 grams of cocaine were…
Kamloops mom who lost son to fentanyl doing her part to end overdose crisis
'I'M STILL TRYING TO HEAL.' KAMLOOPS – Daryl Berry was 20-years-old and working in Fort…
Mother of man murdered in West Kelowna ten years ago begs for tips from public
KELOWNA – The mother of a Lower Mainland man who was murdered in West Kelowna…
Accused in Kamloops gun, drug bust found guilty of possessing dangerous weapon
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man, who was under police surveillance before his home was searched…
Addiction killed their kids but these Kelowna moms are fighting back
KELOWNA – Helen Jennens wishes her group wasn’t growing. It’s made up of moms from…
Kamloops judge overturns previous bail decision for drug dealer
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops Supreme Court judge is giving a low level Vancouver drug dealer…
Downtown arrest leads to drugs and weapons charges for Kelowna man
KELOWNA – A man arrested on an outstanding warrant was found with various drugs and…
Former Kamloops RCMP officer charged with drug trafficking
KAMLOOPS – A former Kamloops RCMP officer has been charged with dealing cocaine while she…
Kamloops man faces drug trafficking charges
KAMLOOPS – Three months after a search warrant was conducted at a Valleyview residence, RCMP…
Drugs found in semi involved in fatal crash east of Revelstoke this morning
REVELSTOKE - One person is dead, Highway 1 between Golden and Revelstoke is closed and a drug trafficking investigation is underway after two commercial trucks collided early this morning, Nov. 17. Police say the cause of the crash is being investigated though compact snow with slippery sections and limited visibility with blowing snow was being reported...
Seven arrests made after four-month-long drug sting
KAMLOOPS – Local RCMP arrested seven people and recommended charges against two males and one female after the Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant tied to a four-month drug sting on Friday, Jan. 30. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Cheryl Bush said the investigation surrounded a lower Sahali residence where police seized ten ounces of cocaine and...
Overdoses likely from drug being sold as heroin
KAMLOOPS - Ken Salter from Ask Wellness is warning drug users about a powerful painkiller being marketed as heroin on the streets of the city. Salter says a dealer is selling fentanyl – a strong prescription painkiller – as heroin. Both drugs are obviously dangerous, but fentanyl is 100 times stronger than heroin and is...
Traffic stop results in dial-a-dope arrest
KELOWNA – A traffic stop of a high-end SUV in Kelowna last Friday resulted in the arrest of a man police believe was operating a dial-a-dope service. RCMP Const. Kris Clark says Street Enforcement Teams have been investigating a group of individuals selling drugs out of a rental apartment downtown. Last Friday plainclothes officers conducted...
Child found in home with 11 litres of date rape drug
KELOWNA – When police raided a house in Mission last week, not only did they find a massive amount of drugs, cash and stolen property, but a two-year-old child as well. The child belongs to Desiree Kovacs, 24, one of four people arrested after a three-week investigation resulted in a search of the home that...