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Kamloops police conduct major operation targeting organized criminal activity
Police seized more than 1 kilogram of drugs, recovered two firearms and removed 16 dangerous or prohibited weapons from the streets.
- On July 3 and 4, the Kamloops Proactive Enforcement Team conducted a two-day, intelligence-led operation targeting drug trafficking and violent offenders, resulting in 16 arrests and significant seizures of drugs and prohibited weapons.
- Focusing on police-known 'hot spots,' the KPET targeted violent offenders, property crime, and individuals with outstanding warrants throughout Kamloops, demonstrating intelligence-led policing's effectiveness in disrupting criminal activity.
- Officers removed 16 dangerous or prohibited weapons from streets, including a loaded 12-gauge shotgun, bear spray, brass knuckles, batons, knives, and an axe, while seizing more than one kilogram of drugs and two firearms.
- The Kamloops RCMP utilized funding from the Special Investigations and Targeted Enforcement Program to train 10 officers from the Crime Reduction Unit and frontline general duty police in specialized techniques.
- Kamloops RCMP Supt Jeff Pelley encouraged residents with information about criminal activity to contact the detachment or Crime Stoppers, as public tips remain vital to ongoing intelligence-gathering efforts.
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