News Items tag as: Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit

Kamloops area man sentenced for 3D printing 'ghost' guns
July 30, 2025 - 3:00 PM

A judge sent a Kamloops-area man to prison after he was caught 3D printing so-call ghost guns.
Province alleges Kelowna auto shop a drug trafficking front
November 15, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A Kelowna auto shop doesn't host "any legitimate business" and operates as a front for drug suppliers, according to the BC Civil Forfeiture Office.
Four Lower Mainland drug dealers busted in Okanagan police raids
July 23, 2024 - 11:51 AM

Three men and one woman from the Lower Mainland were arrested last week in multi-jurisdictional drug trafficking operation in the Okanagan.
UPDATE: Armed standoff at Kamloops hotel ends with arrest
March 11, 2024 - 2:25 PM

Three men were arrested after heavily-armed RCMP officers surrounded a Kamloops hotel on Sunday.
Kamloops man charged for making 3D printed guns
October 11, 2023 - 9:34 AM

A 31-year-old Kamloops man is facing multiple charges after an months-long investigation into 3D-printed guns.
Vernon man one of four suspects to plead guilty in BC Hells Angels investigation
September 28, 2023 - 10:52 AM

Four of seven people charged in a Hells Angels investigation that connected suspects from the North Okanagan and the Lower Mainland have pleaded guilty so far.
The City of Kamloops has a Porsche. Here's where it came from
August 10, 2023 - 7:13 AM
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The City of Kamloops is trying to show that crime doesn't pay by displaying a newly acquired Porsche that was originally obtained by crime.
Organized crime unit backs up Kamloops RCMP to target gang violence
April 21, 2023 - 11:24 AM

A smoke grenade was among the items seized from Kamloops criminals earlier this month.
Hells Angels want their Kelowna clubhouse back
April 20, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The owners of three Hells Angels clubhouses in BC, including one in Kelowna, are appealing to Canada's highest court to have the properties returned to them.
Last of seven suspects in B.C. Hells Angels bust arrested
December 29, 2022 - 10:56 AM

All seven men charged in a Hells Angels drug bust that spanned from Vancouver to Vernon have been arrested.
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