Teens arrested as drugs, guns and cash seized from crime group

Police seized drugs, guns and around $30,000 in cash after a bust in the 1200 block of Kelowna’s Ellis Street.

Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy said the search warrant was part of a drug trafficking probe targeting a crime group with suspected ties to the current conflict in the Lower Mainland.

“The search warrant yielded a substantial cash seizure of approximately $30,000. Undisclosed quantities of suspected fentanyl and cocaine already packaged for immediate distribution on the street were seized along with two loaded handguns,” Noseworthy said.

Three 16-year-old Ontario boys, all known to police, were arrested and later released into the care of the province’s Ministry of Children and Family Development on strict conditions.

They will appear in court at a later date.

“This crime group has ties to not only Kelowna and B.C.’s Lower Mainland, but as far reaching as coast to coast in Canada which gives them the ability to move their associates throughout the country to further the illicit sale of drugs,” said Cpl. Jeff Carroll, the head of the Kelowna RCMP Drug Section. “This seizure will have a positive impact on the safety of our community.”

The search warrant was executed on Feb. 28.