25 Feb Charges laid 10 months after large fentanyl drug bust in Kelowna – Okanagan
RCMP came across a bounty of nearly two kilograms of drugs in April last year, but it took almost ten months to formally lay charges.
Police carried out a search warrant in the 600-block of Old Meadows Road in Kelowna on April 25.
RCMP said they seized $15,695 in cash and a considerable amount of pre-packaged illicit drugs, including hundreds of bags of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine. Small amounts of heroin and Psilocybin mushrooms were also found.
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“It was apparent that the drugs were prepped in a manner for immediate sale on our streets,” Cpl. Jeff Carroll said in a news release.
Police said they arrested three people while the warrant was being carried out.
“RCMP prepared and submitted a detailed report to the public prosecution service of Canada, after laboratory testing confirmed the substances seized by authorities were, in fact, illicit drugs,” Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey said in a news release.
Prosecutors have now approved charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking against 27-year-old Brandon Campbell of Kelowna and 48-year-old Lisa Lakey of Summerland.
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