RCMP seize large quantities of drugs, firearms in Southeast District trafficking investigation

A drug trafficking investigation led by the RCMP Federal Policing Pacific Region’s Drugs and Organized Crime Team in Kelowna has resulted in the seizure of large quantities of illicit drugs, firearms and cash following coordinated searches in Kelowna and Penticton.

According to an RCMP statement, investigators began the probe in 2024 into suspected drug trafficking activity in the Southeast District. On Dec. 17, 2025, officers executed search warrants on two vehicles and three residences in Kelowna and Penticton with assistance from the Kelowna, West Kelowna and Penticton RCMP detachments, as well as the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia and the RCMP Emergency Response Team.

Police said officers seized approximately 29 kilograms of methamphetamine, 18 kilograms of cocaine and four kilograms of fentanyl. Investigators also seized about 8,500 Xanax pills, 50.5 litres of suspected GHB, $240,000 in cash and smaller quantities of other drugs.

RCMP said officers also located five cartons of unstamped tobacco, a stolen rifle and a prohibited handgun during the searches. Four individuals were arrested and later released pending further investigation. Police did not release the names of those arrested and said the investigation remains ongoing.

“This enforcement action represents a significant disruption to an organized crime group trafficking illicit drugs in the Southeast District, removing a significant quantity of dangerous drugs and firearms from our communities,” Staff Sgt. Trent Marshall, acting officer in charge of drugs and organized crime in Kelowna, said in the release.