On August 17th, 2011 the Oliver/Osoyoos First Nations Policing Unit and Kelowna RCMP Air Services conducted an unscheduled fly over of the Osoyoos Indian Band Lands, near Oliver, BC. A small outdoor marijuana grow operation was located on band lands off Highway 97 near Gallagher Lake . With the assistance of OIB Band members, the growop was subsequently dismantled resulting in a total of 22 semi-mature marijuana plants being seized for destruction. This cooperative effort is representative of the firm stand that the Osoyoos Indian Band is taking with regard to illegal drug activity on Band lands.