Tag Archives: Drug Trafficking

Properties in Marion and Polk counties tied to interstate drug trafficking organization

Half of the 16 Oregon properties tied to an interstate drug trafficking organization were located in Marion and Polk counties, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon. The Portland office announced this week the forfeiture of 14 of those properties worth more than $5.7 million. One property listed in court documents […]
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$6 million worth of Oregon property forfeited as part of black-market marijuana trafficking ring

The federal government has seized more than $5.7 million worth of properties in Oregon that were used for the cultivation of marijuana that a Houston man sold and distributed out of state. Fayao “Paul” Rong, 53, was sentenced in federal court in Portland last July to two-and-a-half years in prison for conspiracy to manufacture marijuana. […]
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Indian courts can’t prosecute non-Indian drug suspects. Tribes say it’s a problem

As fentanyl addiction and overdose deaths ravage Native American communities, some tribal leaders want Indian law enforcement to take drug enforcement more into their own hands. “We can’t wait anymore,” Jamie Azure, chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, told the Senate Indian Affairs Committee in November. “We are very close to losing […]
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Can San Francisco Solve Its Drug Crisis? Five Things to Consider.

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Oregon State Police seize 42 pounds of methamphetamine during traffic stop in Linn County

Oregon State Police say a trooper seized 42 pounds of methamphetamine this week during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 in Linn County. State police said seven pounds of heroin, a small amount of cocaine, and a loaded pistol were also discovered in the vehicle of a Washington man who was pulled over Tuesday on […]
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Major drug bust on I-5: Oregon State Police seize large amount of drugs in Linn County

A major drug seizure during a traffic stop in Linn County leads to Oregon State Police seizing methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and a loaded firearm. Source: Major drug bust on I-5: Oregon State Police seize large amount of drugs in Linn County

24 people arrested in a drug trafficking investigation in Southern Oregon

An investigation into what authorities described as a major drug trafficking group based in Southern Oregon resulted in two dozen arrests and seizures of guns, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other drugs, law enforcement agencies said Wednesday. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Oregon State Police and the Grants Pass Police Department were among the agencies involved in the […]
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Multi-state drug bust seizes 9 kilos of cocaine, thousands of fentanyl pills

Five people were arrested Wednesday, Oct. 4, in a major drug and gun bust across three states. More than 150 officers, agents and personnel from federal, state and local agencies — including the Gresham Police Department — enacted a takedown that seized nearly nine kilos of cocaine, 25 firearms, nearly $50,000 in cash and thousands […]
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Kotek: More details soon on fentanyl crackdown

Gov. Tina Kotek says she will offer more specifics soon about an effort by the Oregon State Police to crack down on fentanyl dealing in Portland.Kotek spoke with reporters on Thursday, Sept. 28, the day after she announced the new effort at a task force she has appointed to look at the economic vitality of […]
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