News Items tag as: Kamloops drugs

Charges laid in Kamloops drug trafficking probe
March 03, 2021 - 12:26 PM

Two Kamloops men are facing charges following a drug trafficking investigation last year.
UPDATE: Health officials issue drug alert for Kamloops; counterfeit said to be 'impressive'
February 17, 2021 - 4:21 PM

An alert has been issued by Interior Health for an illicit counterfeit drug being sold in Kamloops containing fentanyl and acetaminophen.
Kamloops RCMP seizes drugs, cash and weapons in three separate incidents
July 17, 2020 - 4:33 PM

Police have seized money, drugs and weapons in three separate instances in Kamloops this month.
What you need to know if you find discarded needles
September 08, 2017 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - While most people are afraid to even go near discarded IV drug needles for fear of contracting diseases, Interior Health Authority says the chance of contracting any harmful diseases is far lower than you may think.
Kamloops to ask other municipalities for help and advice in dealing with needles epidemic
September 06, 2017 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Many Kamloops residents would agree the number of used syringes littering the streets has gotten out of hand. In search of a solution, members of council will be turning to other cities in hopes of finding a solution.
More needle disposal containers coming to Kamloops
August 25, 2017 - 12:11 PM

KAMLOOPS - Thanks to funding from the Interior Health Authority, the City of Kamloops has announced 20 to 30 new needle disposal containers will be installed to combat the growing epidemic of discarded syringes at drug-use hot spots.
Used needles in parks becoming the new normal for North Shore residents
August 22, 2017 - 1:04 PM

KAMLOOPS - As homelessness and drug use continue to be a problem in Kamloops, some residents on the North Shore are wanting to know what is being done to deal with the rise in the number of drug needles being dumpbed in their neighbourhoods.
Overdose deaths have tripled in Kamloops, continue to rise in Kelowna
October 22, 2016 - 11:31 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Newly released numbers from the B.C. Coroners Service shows drug overdose deaths are becoming more common in the Thompson-Okanagan.
Kamloops gang activity leads to 10 arrests
June 02, 2016 - 11:47 AM

KAMLOOPS - In the last four months local RCMP officers have been looking into potential gang connections in Kamloops and as a result 10 people have been arrested and seven search warrants executed.
Kamloops man faces drug trafficking charges
May 25, 2016 - 7:39 AM

KAMLOOPS - Three months after a search warrant was conducted at a Valleyview residence, RCMP have announced charges against a 21-year-old Kamloops man.
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