Drugs
Residents asked to help keep Vernon safe amid upswing in syringes being found
VERNON – With the number of needles being found in Vernon on the rise, community…
Vernon to map hotspots, look at disposal resources after hundreds of discarded needles found
VERNON – The number of discarded needles being found in Vernon continues to climb. In…
Why all those discarded needles are signs of progress for HIV, Hep C in Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Nearly 400 new Hepatitis C cases and as many as 15 HIV cases…
Big downturn in complaints about discarded needles in Vernon leaves questions
VERNON – The number of discarded needles found around Vernon doesn’t seem to be the…
Vernon RCMP make three arrests related to local drug trade
VERNON – Police in Vernon say they are continuing to crack down on drug dealers.…
Hundreds of thousands of Interior Health needles remain unaccounted for
HOW INTERIOR HEALTH CALCULATED ITS CLAIM THAT 99 PER CENT OF NEEDLES ARE PROPERLY DISPOSED…
Two Kamloops men found guilty of participation in drug operation
KAMLOOPS – One Kamloops man has been found guilty of allowing a meth lab to…
Spike in illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
More than 160 people died from illicit drug overdoses in B.C. in March, the second-highest…
Vernon shelter believes safe drug use area would reduce overdoses, discarded needles
VERNON – With no supervised drug consumption site currently available in Vernon, one local agency…
How a Shuswap man smuggled loads of cocaine, ecstasy and pot across the border
He used a fictitious company, helicopters, and encrypted Blackberries to move the drugs back and…
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…
‘Extremely dangerous’ man wanted for allegedly beating autistic man has Kelowna connection
A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant out of Mississauga, Ont. for allegedly beating an…
Vernon judge calls drug dealer ‘reckless’ in selling heroin amid overdose crisis
VERNON – A judge noted the high death toll from drug overdoses in the Vernon…
Shuswap man pleads not guilty to drug trafficking following extradition to U.S.
A Shuswap man recently extradited to the U.S. on allegations of drug trafficking continues to…
Kamloops police get guns, fentanyl in raid
KAMLOOPS – Police got five guns and lots of ammunition, as well as drugs and…