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By Aaron Schulze

POLICE BLOTTER

Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes large drug seizure, impaired driver and break-in

Jan 19, 2023 | 12:01 PM

KAMLOOPS —Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 372 public complaints from Friday (Jan. 13) to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (Jan. 16). Below are some incidents police attended.

Large drug seizure downtown

A large amount of cash and drugs were seized after a downtown traffic stop Friday evening.

RCMP say an officer patrolling near Fifth Avenue and Lansdowne Street stopped a brown Nissan Altima at around 9:30 p.m. due to her suspicion of the male driver being impaired.

The man was arrested and later released, and a subsequent search led to police seizing brass knuckles, drug trafficking paraphernalia, nearly $9,000 in cash, 44 grams of fentanyl, 89 grams of meth, 12 grams of cocaine, four grams of crack, 23 tabs of LSD and dozens of pills.

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Impaired driver arrested downtown

A woman lost her license for 90 days after almost striking pedestrians and fleeing from police downtown early Sunday morning.

RCMP say an officer was on Fifth Avenue when he saw a white sedan leaving through an alley, then found it at a red light on Victoria Street and saw its driver using a cellphone. Police say the woman drove away after the officer tried to enforce a traffic stop.

The sedan was then found in an alley near the 400-block of Seymour Street at around 3:00 a.m. and the woman was arrested. Roadside breath tests showed readings of fail, indicating a blood alcohol content exceeding .08.

Break-in on Columbia Street

Electronics, money and gifts cards were stolen from a business on the 500-block of Columbia Street over the weekend.

RCMP say they received a report of a break-in on Sunday at around 8:20 a.m. where a masked suspect entered twice: first at around 8:00 p.m. and again at around 1:00 a.m.

Anyone who witnessed the reported robbery or has information related to it is asked to contact Kamloops RCMP.