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Interior Health warns of toxic drug supply in Penticton
Interior Health is warning Penticton residents that high levels of fentanyl and benzodiazepines have been found…
Drug consumption sites not lowering B.C.’s mortality rate: study
Overdose prevention and supervised consumption sites did not decrease B.C.’s mortality rate or monthly hospitalizations,…
Permanent supervised drug consumption site coming to downtown Kamloops
A new supervised drug consumption site is moving into a downtown Kamloops building. Interior Health…
First B.C. Interior ketamine clinic opening in Kelowna to treat severe depression
A Kelowna clinic, the first in B.C.'s Interior, is opening next month to treat patients…
Vernon police seize ‘substantial’ amount of illicit drugs after wanted man arrested
Following the arrest of a wanted man in Vernon, police found a large amount of…
Large quantity of oxycodone seized during Kamloops traffic stop
Kamloops police officers seized four kilograms of suspected oxycodone, a stolen trailer and $1,800 in…
Interior Health aims to open complex care facility this fall
Interior Health is soliciting contractors to open a complex care site in the region, anticipating…
Tainted drugs of all colours circulating in Kamloops, Okanagan
Interior Health is urging users to get their drugs tested as a tainted supply circulates…
5 Kamloops men charged in nearly 2-year drug trafficking investigation
Five men are facing drug and firearm charges in Kamloops as a nearly two-year police…
Small but powerful group of Hells Angels has huge impact in the Okanagan and beyond
– This story was originally published Jan. 18, 2022. Just because the Hells Angels aren’t…
Contaminated illicit drugs circulating in Kelowna and Penticton
A contaminated street drug supply is presenting risks in Penticton and causing overdoses in Kelowna.…
Drugs, weapons seized from controversial Kamloops hotel
Illicit drugs and weapons have been seized by the RCMP from a controversial hotel in…
Vernon man busted at Kal Lake lookout with drugs, cash and weapons
A Vernon man was arrested and drugs, cash and weapons seized after police investigated a…
B.C. man suing doctor who got him addicted to opioids
A B.C. man is suing his doctor who he says got him addicted to opioids.…
‘Chronfather’ busted, properties searched in Kelowna, Calgary
A joint police operation led to $13 million worth of drug seizures last week, linking…
Penticton’s top cop concerned with plan to decriminalize possession of small amount of drugs
Penticton’s top cop thinks decriminalizing possession of small amounts illicit drugs is a bad idea…
Behind closed doors, Vernon council make move on drug decriminalization
At a closed-door meeting, Vernon council has opposed a move from the provincial government requesting…
Contaminated drugs found in illicit supply across Thompson Okanagan
Powder drugs users are being warned the drug supply has been contaminated in Kamloops, Vernon…
Three men to be extradited to US in 15-year-old Okanagan marijuana smuggling case
Three men alleged to have been involved in smuggling marijuana in hollowed-out logs from the…
Meth, weapons seized from driver in Kamloops parking lot
Police seized drugs, weapons and ammunition on a call that began as a report of…
Homemade taser, drugs seized in Kamloops traffic stop
Kamloops RCMP seized cash, drugs and a homemade taser after stopping a vehicle for a…
Suspect facing charges after Kelowna RCMP spot truck
Police in Kelowna found fentanyl and methamphetamine on a man who they arrested after spotting…
Drug alert for fentanyl-laced substance issued in Kamloops, Merritt
Interior Health has issued a warning about a contaminated drug supply in Kamloops and Merritt.…
‘Kidnapping kit,’ drugs seized in traffic stop in Kamloops: RCMP
A traffic stop for expired insurance last night led to a seizure of drugs, weapons…