Smuggling
West Kelowna cops interrupt cigarette trafficking operation
A West Kelowna RCMP search warrant turned up thousands of illegal cigarettes this weekend. Police…
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…
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…
Alleged Shuswap drug smuggler turns himself in after losing extradition battle in court
SHUSWAP – A Shuswap man accused of participating in a massive cross-border drug smuggling operation…
Ten years later, marijuana trafficking case with ties to the Okanagan still far from over
VERNON – More than a decade after the alleged crime took place, a trafficking case…
UPDATE: Lengthy jail term sought for Vernon man to send message amid rising gun violence
UPDATE: DEFENCE CALLS FOR IMPROMPTU ADJOURNMENT VERNON – The Crown is sending a strong message…
Owner of West Kelowna winery arrested in China
WEST KELOWNA – The owner of a West Kelowna winery currently being built has been…
Vernon man involved in huge cross border drug smuggling ring going to jail
VERNON – A Vernon man caught working as a drug courier in a massive cocaine…
Vernon man found guilty of role in cross-border drug smuggling operation
VERNON – A Vernon man has been found guilty for his part in a drug…
Convicted Vernon drug smuggler still trying to smuggle drugs in prison: Warden
VERNON - A Vernon man currently serving time for running a massive drug trafficking operation has been denied a request to be moved into minimum security. Brock Palfrey was sentenced to almost 17 years in prison for trafficking cocaine and ecstasy. He and two co-conspirators, also from the Vernon area, were arrested with $200 million...
Kelowna woman charged after trying to smuggle 35 kg of cocaine into B.C.
WEST KELOWNA – A large amount of drugs found in a hidden compartment in the trunk of a car over the summer have led to charges against a Kelowna woman. Charges of were laid against Caitlin Christine Gladdish, 26, over the weekend for trying to bring more than 35 kilograms of cocaine into Trail, B.C....
Cross border trip turns sour for American visitor
PENTICTON - An impulsive cross border visit by an American student last July proved costly after he failed to tell Canadian Border Services agents about a weapon he was carrying. Cole Reid Phillips pled guilty to a Canada Customs Act charge of smuggling firearms and possession of a restricted firearm, in a plea entered by...
First sentencing for smuggling cocaine through fruit grinding machine
KELOWNA – One of three men found guilty of helping to bring close to 100 kilograms of cocaine into B.C. from South America was sentenced in Kelowna Supreme Court Wednesday. Mexican national Salvador Ascencio-Chavez, 47, was sentenced to 13 years in jail Wednesday for his role in importing 97 kg of cocaine into Kelowna in...
Former co-accused in smuggling case will be paid to testify
KELOWNA - A Supreme Court Justice ruled Friday that a West Kelowna man living in Manitoba will be reimbursed for expenses incurred while testifying in a criminal trial in Kelowna. Barry Ready, now 53, was at one time a co-accused in the trial of Clifford Roger Montgomery and Tariz Mohammed Aslam of Surrey. Both men...