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A 26-year-old Kelowna man is in custody after a high-risk takedown by RCMP officers in the North Okanagan.
The incident began around 10:35 am on Wednesday, when someone told police that a man had yelled at him and allegedly flashed him a handgun as he walked by him.
Frontline officers flooded the area of 31st Street and 47th Avenue in Vernon in an attempt to apprehend the suspect.
"The male attempted to flee on foot, but RCMP officers performed a high risk takedown, which resulted in him being taken into police custody without further incident,” said Cst. Jocelyn Noseworthy.
"Quick thinking by the officers helped remove a potentially dangerous person, as well as a quantity of drugs, from our streets."
Those drugs included various quantities of suspected fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamines.
Officers also seized the loaded handgun from the suspect, who is expected to appear in Vernon Law Courts on Friday.
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