UPDATE: Charges against the three Okanagan residents have been dropped.
In an email to Global News, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) confirmed that the Crown entered a stay of proceedings.
According to the PPSC, the stay is in accordance with the decision to prosecute test set out in the PPSC deskbook.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Three Okanagan residents are facing various charges following a drug trafficking investigation earlier this year, Kelowna RCMP announced on Thursday.
Kelowna RCMP said its drug section began an investigation in February into “known individuals involved in the sale and distribution of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine throughout Kelowna and West Kelowna.”
In March, multiple search warrants were executed at two residences and one industrial property in West Kelowna. Police say they seized $30,000 in cash, and more than 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.
Two were charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking; while one was charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and one count of interfering or obstructing radio communications.
“The Kelowna RCMP Drug Section continues to focus on those involved in the illicit drug trade in Kelowna,” said RCMP Cpl. Jef Carroll, “and neighbouring cities that have a drug nexus to the city of Kelowna.”