Drugs seized during vehicle stop
Kamloops City
2023-06-27 16:02 PDT
File # 2023-22327
Hundreds of grams in suspected illegal drugs were taken off the streets following a Saturday afternoon traffic stop in Kamloops.
On June 24, 2023, around 4 p.m., a Kamloops RCMP frontline officer was patrolling the North Shore when he observed a vehicle fail to stop before turning onto Lethbridge Avenue. The officer conducted a traffic stop and as part of the investigation, arrested the vehicle’s two occupants for drug possession and trafficking.
Approximately three quarters of a kilo of suspected illegal drugs were seized as a result, including cocaine, meth, and opioids, in additional to paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking, and more than $6,000 in cash,
said Corporal Crystal Evelyn, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson.
Both suspects were released, pending the investigation’s conclusion.
Anyone with information that may be related to this investigation is asked to please contact the Kamloops RCMP Detachment at 250-828-3000 and reference file 2023-22327.
Released by
Cpl. Crystal Evelyn
Media Relations OfficerKamloops RCMP
560 Battle Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 6N4
Office: 250-828-3193
Fax: 250-828-3034
Email:
crystal.evelyn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: kamloops.rcmp.ca
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