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Cash, drugs and weapons seized by Kamloops RCMP
Kamloops RCMP made an arrested and seized a substantial amount of cash, drugs and weapons…
Logan Lake school locked down as RCMP execute search warrant nearby
RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in Logan Lake today putting a local…
One charged after Kelowna RCMP searched two homes, arrested eight last week
At least eight people were arrested and two homes searched when Kelowna RCMP shut down…
Police arrest 3 suspects after search of Kelowna home for explosives
Three people have been arrested after police received a report of possible explosive devices inside…
RCMP find illicit drugs after executing search warrant at Kelowna home
Kelowna RCMP officers found more illicit drugs this week after executing a search warrant related…
String of North Okanagan drug raids uncover large quantity of fentanyl
VERNON – Police have arrested five suspected drug dealers believed to be responsible for bringing…
Kelowna RCMP investigation targets Independent Soldier; uncovers stockpile of drugs
KELOWNA – Police in Kelowna have uncovered a "conduit of drugs" by targeting a member…
Kamloops RCMP recover stolen property
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP made arrests and recovered stolen property at a Barnhartvale Road home…
Complaints from residents, former employees led to shut down of Kamloops dispensary
KAMLOOPS – An unsealed search warrant police obtained to shut down a marijuana dispensary in Kamloops…
Vernon lawyer argues Okanagan pot case in Canada’s highest court
VERNON – A local marijuana case centred around the validity of a search warrant was…
After being acquitted, a Vernon man accused of supplying drugs to street level dealers ordered back to court
VERNON – A drug trafficking case thrown out last year in Vernon has been resurrected.…
UPDATE: Lots of noise as RCMP raid licensed Vernon grow-ops
VERNON – A loud noise that may have sounded like gunshots early this morning was…
Kamloops RCMP seize guns and stolen property
KAMLOOPS – RCMP have seized five rifles and a large amount of property at a home on Elder Road in Kamloops. Members of the Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in the 800-block of Elder Road Thursday night, June 5, according to a media release. In addition to the prohibited long barrel...
Man arrested for powering licensed grow-op with stolen electricity
CHERRYVILLE - Police found something wasn’t quite right at a licensed medical marijuana grow-op in Cherryville. RCMP say officers were already aware of the legal, 1,200 plant operation in the North Fork Road area, but had suspicions the operator was stealing electricity. Police executed a search warrant at the property March 17 and arrested one...
Search for firearms leads mounties to Lumby grow-op
LUMBY - Police went looking for illegal firearms at a Lumby residence earlier this month and turned up what they call a dangerous, albeit legally licensed marijuana grow-op instead. Lumby Cpl. Henry Proce said police executed a search warrant Dec. 12 at a residence in the 1700 block of Grandview Avenue looking for firearms. The...
Judge throws cold water on this short cut police use to get warrants
LAKE COUNTRY - Police in B.C. may find it a little tougher to obtain a search warrant after a B.C. Supreme Court justice in the Okanagan put a roadblock on a common short cut used by police for years. Justice Gary Weatherill tossed out a search warrant in a Lake Country pot case Oct. 23,...
Semi-legal marijuana grow operators arrested
VERNON - Police believe a North Okanagan couple was stealing electricity from B.C. Hydro to power their legal medical marijuana grow-op. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says a man and woman, both 39, were arrested after police executed a search warrant at 1645 Simons Road in Spallumcheen. The investigation between police and B.C. Hydro began in...