The substances seized during the searches of the Vernon and Kelowna residences on July 18 (photo courtesy of the RCMP)
Drug Bust

Drugs and cash seized in trafficking investigation

Jul 23, 2024 | 12:19 PM

A drug trafficking investigation in the Okanagan led to the seizure of large quantities of cash and substances.

Vernon North Okanagan RCMP’s Targeted Policing Unit, Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia, and Kelowna RCMP executed search warrants at residents in both Vernon and Kelowna at approximately 7 a.m. Thursday, July 18.

The searches of the residences on Monashee Road in Vernon and Panorama Lane in Kelowna led to officers seizing a large quantity of cash, prescription drugs, and suspected fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.

Four people were arrested in the searches, three men and a woman, all of whom were from the Lower Mainland.