News Items tag as: Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit

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.
Vernon man among Hells Angels nabbed in large-scale drug bust
December 07, 2022 - 3:29 PM

B.C.'s gang enforcement squad arrested five men after busting a Hells Angels drug operation operating between the Lower Mainland and the Okanagan.
Accused biker gang members aren't in custody
July 29, 2022 - 7:30 PM

Two of three men accused of running drugs for a Hells Angels support gang appeared in Kamloops court Thursday, but none are being held in custody.
Thwarting Kamloops Throttle Lockers puts dent in Okanagan Hells Angels: Police
July 20, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Three men were charged in relation to a local biker gang, Throttle Lockers, which was meant to help strengthen the Hells Angels presence in Kamloops, police say.
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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

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

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