News Items tag as: Kelowna Drug Section

Possible fentanyl-laced heroin, cocaine seized in Kelowna drug bust
December 09, 2016 - 1:53 PM

KELOWNA - Police arrested six men and one woman in connection to an alleged large-scale drug operation following a two-month investigation.
Christmas package leads to drug charges in Kelowna
December 31, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA - A Christmas package destined for Kelowna was actually filled with drugs and two Kelowna residents are now facing multiple charges.
New illegal drug intercepted from China, bound for West Kelowna
April 13, 2015 - 2:57 PM

KELOWNA – Three men face drug charges after local police intercepted almost 13 kilograms of a rare drug bound for West Kelowna from overseas.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Possible fentanyl-laced heroin, cocaine seized in Kelowna drug bust