Police target ‘problem premise’

RCMP say their resources were taxed as they moved to shut down a drug house deemed a problem premise in Vernon.

Twenty people were found at the residence in the 2800 block of 35th Street during the execution of a search warrant Tuesday evening, and each one had to be identified and processed.

Cpl. Dan Pollock said the house generated numerous calls to police over a short period of time.

“While it is not unusual to locate numerous people at a residence, to find 20 people was taxing on police resources to identify and process each individual. The investigation and execution of this searchwarrant is a great example of team work by all of our frontline members and plain clothes units,” Pollock said.