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Cops seize huge stash of weapons, drugs during raid at Kamloops home

Some of the weapons, drugs and cash seized by RCMP during a raid at a home in Kamloops, Oct. 7, 2021.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/RCMP

An investigation that started with a report of a stabbing last week ended with a raid at a Kamloops home that netted RCMP an enormous cache of assorted weapons, illegal drugs and cash.

A person showed up at the Royal Inland Hospital, Oct. 6, with a stab wound and that started an investigation that ended the next day when officers executed a search warrant at a home on Brandon Avenue, according to an RCMP media release.

A Kamloops man was arrested at the home and during the search officers found long guns, a morning star, knife and ammunition. The seized large amounts of suspected drugs including fentanyl, GHB, meth and pills along with cash and other “items indicative of drug trafficking.”

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“The magnitude of the weapons located inside the residence, a residence officers attended as a result of a violent act, speaks to the risks involved every time police respond to these occurrences,” Kamloops RCMP Insp. Jeff Pelley said in the release.

“Thanks to the quick action of the team, important evidence was seized and preserved as part of the aggravated assault file, and other dangerous items were prevented from making their way into the public while police continue their active investigation.” 

The suspect was released with conditions and a court date.

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Anyone who witnessed or has information related to this investigation including surveillance, dash cam or cellphone video, is asked to contact the Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and reference file number 2021-35312.

Some of the weapons seized by RCMP during a raid at a home in Kamloops, Oct. 7, 2021.
Some of the weapons seized by RCMP during a raid at a home in Kamloops, Oct. 7, 2021.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/RCMP

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