Vernon dial-a-dope scheme busted

Jan 19, 2018 | 9:07 AM

KAMLOOPS β€” Five people have been arrested in a Vernon drug bust.

Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP Cst. Kelly Brett says the arrests follow the execution of a search warrant on Wednesday at a home on Southwind Road in the Bella Vista area of Vernon.

β€œThe group was allegedly operating a dial-a-dope trafficking network, supplying illicit drugs which was operating 24-hours-a-day in the Vernon area.”

The search warrant yielded cocaine, heroin and fentanyl, which were packaged for street level distribution, along with cash and other items related to drug trafficking. The estimated street value of the drugs is over $7,000.