A Vernon man is facing drug charges following a mid-morning bust in the downtown core. Officers from the RCMP observed a man they believed to
be trafficking drugs in the area of 27th Avenue and 33rd Street June 27
at 10:15 a.m. The 32-year-old suspect was placed under arrest by the officers. “When they searched the suspect, they recovered a
quantity of drugs, cash and three cell phones,” said RCMP spokesperson
Gord Molendyk. The drug seizure included a small quantity of crack cocaine, and just more than a gram of heroin and a gram of crystal meth. Molendyk said the heroin was packaged individually, and
the suspect had a scale consistent with the same. There were also calls coming into the cell phones while he was dealing with police. No court date has been set for the suspect who is facing three charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
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A Kelowna man is facing trafficking charges after being arrested near the Funtastic festival at the Vernon Army Camp. Vernon RCMP officers were conducting foot patrols near
the Funtastic grounds Sunday night shortly past 10:30 p.m. when a member
of the public alerted them to a man and woman smoking marijuana and
drinking liquor. The pair were detained by police under the Liquor Act. “While speaking to them, one of the officers observed a
pill bottle in a mesh pocket of a backpack beside the 24-year-old man
from Kelowna,” said Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. “The bottle appeared to contain multiple pills of suspected MDMA or ecstasy.” The suspect was arrested for possession under the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act. Officers got a closer look at the pill container at the Vernon detachment, and it showed packaging consistent with trafficking. “It contained 10 small baggies, each containing six pills, and there were loose pills as well,” said Molendyk. The suspect is facing charges of possession for purpose
of trafficking, and he will also face charges of possession of a weapon
for a dangerous purpose as a canister of bear spray was located in the
backpack.
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