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Drug seizure at a Kamloops parking lot

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 Jan, 2025 11:18 AM
  • Drug seizure at a Kamloops parking lot

Police in Kamloops say paper license plates led to officers finding 100 grams of suspected illegal drugs in a a plaza parking lot.

R-C-M-P say officers were on a separate call for service when they spotted a suspicious license plate on a Chrysler 300 sedan.

They say officers confirmed the vehicle had not been reported stolen, but the plates were made of paper and tape.

Police say there was someone in the backseat of the car, along with about 100 grams of methamphetamine and fentanyl -- but neither the driver nor the registered owner could be located.

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