CFSEU-BC’s Uniform Gang Enforcement Team Partnered With the Kamloops RCMP Proactive Enforcement Team for a Five-Day Joint Initiative in Kamloops and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc That Created 32 Files, Arrested 25 People and Seized 22 Weapons and One Loaded Firearm (October 7, 2026)
The Kamloops RCMP say the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia’s Uniform Gang Enforcement Team partnered up with the detachment’s Proactive Enforcement Team for a joint initiative between September 23 and September 27, 2026 in Kamloops and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, targeting crime, alleged gang activity, drug trafficking and prolific offenders. The force says a total of 32 files were created and 25 people were arrested over the course of the five days, that 11 drug files were created, and that 22 weapons and a loaded firearm were seized, along with drugs and cash it describes as significant quantities. One man was arrested on a Canada Wide Warrant and several other warrants were executed. The release names no accused, publishes no age, lists no charge, does not say whether anyone remains in custody, does not describe the loaded firearm and gives no weight or dollar figure for the drugs or the cash. It names no criminal organization, street gang or outlaw motorcycle club, referring only to alleged gang activity.
The Five Days of Enforcement
According to the release, the two teams partnered on a joint initiative aimed at disrupting crime, alleged gang activity, drug trafficking and prolific offenders in Kamloops and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc. The force dates the operation to September 23 through September 27, 2026 and published the results on October 7, 2026 — the release carries the file reference 2026-PSA_UGET.
The results the force publishes are counts rather than cases. Thirty-two files were created. Twenty-five people were arrested across the five days. Eleven of the files are drug files. One man was arrested on a Canada Wide Warrant, and the release says several other warrants were executed without saying how many or for what.
The Twenty-Two Weapons and the Loaded Firearm
The release says 22 weapons were seized and lists the types without giving a count for any of them: brass knuckles, Airsoft guns, batons, bear spray, axes and knives. Separately, it reports one loaded firearm seized. It does not give the firearm’s make, model or calibre, does not say whether it is restricted or prohibited, and does not say where or from whom it was taken. Nothing in the release ties the firearm to any of the 22 weapons on the list, and nothing in it says any person arrested was under a firearms prohibition or a court order.
The Quotation
Superintendent Pelley, Officer in Charge of the Kamloops RCMP Detachment, whose first name the release does not give, is the only person quoted. “We continue to focus on disrupting crime, drug trafficking and prolific offenders,” the Superintendent is quoted as saying, and “This joint initiative highlights our ongoing efforts to community safety through proactive and targeted policing.” The second sentence is reproduced here as the release words it.
The release closes by saying the Kamloops RCMP Detachment and its Proactive Enforcement Team would like to thank CFSEU-BC’s Uniform Gang Enforcement Team for their assistance with the investigations and safe outcomes.
What the release does and does not publish
- Published: 32 files created; 25 people arrested; 11 drug files; 22 weapons; one loaded firearm; one Canada Wide Warrant arrest; several other warrants executed; operation dates September 23 to 27, 2026; file reference 2026-PSA_UGET.
- Weapon types listed, without counts: brass knuckles, Airsoft guns, batons, bear spray, axes, knives.
- Not published: any accused name, age or home community; any charge; any custody status or court date; any description of the loaded firearm; any drug weight, substance breakdown or street value; any cash figure; any address or neighbourhood; how many of the 22 weapons are of each listed type.
- Named people: Superintendent Pelley, Officer in Charge of the Kamloops RCMP Detachment, is quoted. Corporal Dana Napier is listed as the detachment’s media relations officer.
- Organization: none named. The release refers only to alleged gang activity.
Timeline
- September 23 to September 27, 2026The CFSEU-BC Uniform Gang Enforcement Team and the Kamloops RCMP Detachment Proactive Enforcement Team run the joint initiative in Kamloops and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc.
- October 7, 2026The Kamloops RCMP publish the results under the file reference 2026-PSA_UGET. No time of day appears on the release.
Named in the release as having partnered up with the Kamloops detachment’s Proactive Enforcement Team, and thanked by the detachment for its assistance with the investigations.
Ran the joint initiative with UGET.
Sources
- Kamloops RCMP, “Firearm, weapons, and drugs seized,” October 7, 2026 — the source for every figure, the operation dates, the weapon list, the Superintendent Pelley quotation and the file reference 2026-PSA_UGET — rcmp.ca
Nobody is named as an accused in this release and no charge is listed, so there is no accused to identify and nothing here has been tested in court; anyone later charged is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Every assertion above is the Kamloops RCMP’s. No gang, outlaw motorcycle club, crime family, syndicate or cartel label is used, because the release uses none. The release mentions no publication ban.