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BC Highway Patrol
2024-08-09 11:09 PDT
BC Highway Patrol officers caught 19 drug impaired drivers at the 2024 Shambala Festival last weekend including a drug trafficker coming from the festival.
BC Highway Patrol conducted two full days of check stops and sifted through over 30,000 visitors going to and from the festival to combat impaired driving, and here are the results:
Officers also arrested two people on outstanding warrants for uttering threats, assault, robbery, assault causing bodily harm, and drive while prohibited.
View larger image: Large volume of various seized illicit drugs
The results of this two-day enforcement effort not only highlights the importance of having BCHP out on the roads during these events, but also demonstrated to extreme dedication and hard work members of BCHP give to keeping our communities and roadways safe, said Sgt. Vince LeBlanc, Kootenay Highway Patrol – Nelson. Our BC Highway Patrol officers worked tirelessly and were highly successful in our goal to remove impaired drivers from our highways.
The results of this two-day enforcement effort not only highlights the importance of having BCHP out on the roads during these events, but also demonstrated to extreme dedication and hard work members of BCHP give to keeping our communities and roadways safe,
Our BC Highway Patrol officers worked tirelessly and were highly successful in our goal to remove impaired drivers from our highways.
Cpl. Melissa JongemaMedia Relations OfficerBC Highway Patrol14200 Green Timbers Way, Surrey, BC V3T 6P3Office No.: 778-290-5761Email: bchp_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
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