Drug seizure in Kelowna leads to recovery of stolen guns from Penticton

Mounties arrested three people after seizing drugs, multiple firearms and cash from a home in Kelowna.

On Tuesday, RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in the 1200 block of Belaire Avenue following an in-depth investigation.

Once inside the residence, police found a significant amount of cash and large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, psilocybin and methamphetamine.

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Members also located five long guns, a sawed off shotgun and 16 hand guns.

Police confirm most of the firearms were stolen from a home in Penticton.

Four high-end bicycles were also located and are believed to have been stolen.

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“The Kelowna RCMP street enforcement unit continue their efforts to locate and identify those trafficking drugs and guns in our community,” Const. Lesley Smith said in a news release.

“This significant seizure has taken numerous firearms out of the hands of criminals and has ultimately shut down a residence that was operating in a criminal capacity,” she added.

A 33-year-old man, who is well known to police and allegedly affiliated with an organized crime group, was arrested at the scene of the search warrant.

A 38-year-old man and 39-year-old woman were also arrested in connection with the investigation.

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The three suspects have since been released from police custody and will appear in court in September to answer to multiple drug, firearms and property-related charges.