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By The Canadian Press

Drug Enforcement

Gang squad seized hundreds of kilos of drugs in Okanagan, Thompson regions in July

Sep 21, 2022 | 4:46 PM

KELOWNA — B.C.’s gang squad says a month-long enforcement push in the Thompson and Okanagan regions led to arrests and seizures of drugs, weapons and money.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says it worked with police forces in Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton and the B.C. Highway Patrol for the month of July to suppress gang activity.

The enforcement teams seized 224 kilos of illegal cannabis and kilos of other illicit drugs, including fentanyl and cocaine.

The unit says during the summer months, with increased visitors to the Okanagan, the gang enforcement team focused its efforts there to increase public safety.