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Kelowna RCMP seize $20K in cash, along with weapons, drugs during raid
A Kelowna man was arrested during a police raid at a home yesterday that netted…
Multiple contaminated drug supply alerts issued for Kamloops, Vernon
Interior Health has issued four contaminated drug alerts today, after fentanyl, benzodiazepines and other toxic…
Kamloops RCMP seize large amount of drugs, cash and guns in three raids
More than five kilograms of drugs, a large amount of cash, three firearms and body…
Heavy police presence in Valleyview; Kamloops RCMP ask public to avoid area
Kamloops RCMP are reporting a heavy police presence in the west Valleyview area of the…
‘Our staff are beaten up:’ ASK Wellness wants national approach to overdose crisis
ASK Wellness Society staff are burning out and the non-profit group's executive director says it’s time…
Interior Health issues alert for contaminated drug supply in Kamloops
Interior Health is warning Kamloops illicit drug users about a toxic supply of heroin that…
Kamloops council to urge feds to adopt national overdose plan
A Kamloops city councillor says she feels “powerless” to address the opioid crisis currently ravaging…
Interior Health issues illicit drug alert in Penticton
A drug alert has been issued for the Penticton area by Interior Health. The alert…
Merritt RCMP make 16 arrests in connection to illegal cannabis grow op
Police have dismantled an illegal cannabis operation near Merritt and made over a dozen arrests.…
RCMP raid turns up drugs, firearms at Kelowna home
RCMP arrested seven individuals and found illicit drugs, weapons and other property while executing a…
Red Scorpion Gang linked to drugs, guns seized by RCMP raids in Kelowna
A five-month long RCMP investigation – called E-Precedent – targeting the Red Scorpion Gang in…
Vernon RCMP find 4 kg of meth hidden in SUV’s secret compartment
Police have seized meth and cocaine hidden in a secret compartment in a suspect vehicle…
Interior Health issues Vernon overdose alert related to fentanyl supply
For the second time in just a week, Interior Health has issued a drug alert…
Interior Health issues warning over Vernon fentanyl supply
Interior Health has issued a drug alert, warning users in Vernon about a high-risk batch…
Former Kelowna pharmacist suspended, fined for dispensing narcotics without prescriptions
A Thompson region pharmacist has been fined $3,000 and suspended for four weeks for dispensing…
No jail time for trucker selling fentanyl in Vernon’s Upper Room Mission parking lot
A 51-year-old truck driver who became addicted to street level opioids after his doctor cancelled…
Kamloops RCMP nab nearly $850,000 after routine traffic stop of commercial tractor trailer
Kamloops RCMP scored big after what they thought would be a routine stop of a…
New overdose prevention app set to expand following successful launch
An overdose response app launched this summer has already had more than 5,000 uses and…
Drug alert for purple, yellow down issued in Grand Forks
Interior Health is warning Grand Forks drug users about a toxic purple and yellow heroin…
Drug alert for purple fentanyl issued in Vernon
Interior Health is warning Vernon drug users to be wary of their supply, after receiving…
Kamloops RCMP seizes drugs, cash and weapons in three separate incidents
Police have seized money, drugs and weapons in three separate instances in Kamloops this month.…
Mom wants changes after baby found bag of deadly drugs in Kamloops park
After her eleven-month-old baby found a packet of drugs in a local park, a Kamloops…
Deadly street drug combination threatening lives in B.C.
As drug overdose deaths continue to rise in B.C., the Northern Health region has put…
Kamloops RCMP seizes stash of weapons associated with drug trade
Police seized numerous weapons from a Kamloops storage facility yesterday including firearms, explosives, crossbows and…