Vernon North Okanagan RCMP Say Frontline Officers Executed a Search Warrant on 25th Avenue in Support of a Drug Trafficking Investigation, Seized Suspected Cocaine, Cash, Ammunition and Imitation Firearms, and Arrested Three People Who Were Then Released (November 4, 2026)
The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say frontline officers executed a search warrant on Thursday, October 22 at a residence in the 3200 block of 25th Avenue in Vernon, British Columbia, in support of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in the area, and seized cash, ammunition, imitation firearms and a quantity of suspected cocaine. Three people were arrested during the search and all three were released pending further investigation. The detachment says the file will be submitted for a comprehensive charge review once the investigation is complete. It published the release on November 4.
Legal status: No charges have been laid. The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say the investigation will be submitted for a comprehensive charge review once it is complete, and no allegation in this case has been tested in court.
The Warrant on 25th Avenue
The release dates the search to Thursday, October 22, 2026, and places it at a residence in the 3200 block of 25th Avenue. The detachment says the warrant supported an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking activities in the area, and credits the search to frontline officers of the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP.
Three people were arrested during the search. The detachment says all three were released pending further investigation, and that the file will go for a comprehensive charge review once that investigation is complete.
The Seizure List
The release lists four categories of seized items. It describes the drug only as a quantity of suspected cocaine.
What the release lists as seized
- Drugs: a quantity of suspected cocaine
- Currency: cash
- Ammunition: seized during the search
- Imitation firearms: seized during the search
The Detachment’s Statement
Constable Chris Terleski, the detachment’s Media Relations Officer, is quoted in the release as saying: “This seizure is the result of some great proactive work by our frontline officers.” He adds that it “directly supports our strategic priority of targeting and disrupting criminal activity in our communities.” The release carries file number 2026-17414.
Timeline
- Thursday, October 22, 2026Frontline officers of the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP execute a search warrant at a residence in the 3200 block of 25th Avenue, Vernon. Three people are arrested and released pending further investigation.
- November 4, 2026The detachment publishes the release listing the seizures and saying the file will go for a comprehensive charge review once the investigation is complete.
Frontline officers executed the search warrant, according to the release; the detachment holds the ongoing investigation
Related Files
Sources
- Vernon North Okanagan RCMP, “Search warrant leads to drug seizure and arrests,” November 4, 2026 — for the seizures, the arrests and the charge status — rcmp.ca
No charges have been laid in this case, and no allegation in it has been tested in court. The allegations and the description of the search and seizures are those of the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP, as published in its November 4, 2026 release. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.
