On February 12, 2023, at approximately 7:20 P.M., an Oregon State Police Trooper stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 97 near E street in Madras. During
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The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team concluded a short-term investigation with the arrest of a 41-year-old Bend man. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office: During a concurrent investigation, drug Agents identified the suspect as a fentanyl trafficker in the central Oregon area. The initial investigation alleges he imported fentanyl pills from the Portland area into central Oregon where he distributes them. During a multi-county surveillance operation, CODE Detectives observed criminal behavior consistent with drug distribution. At approximately, 4:00 a.m. Friday, the suspect was contacted during a traffic stop on Highway 97 at mile post 113 while he was driving a white Audi station wagon. As DCSO Deputies initiated the stop, the suspect attempted to throw a package containing a commercial quantity of fake fentanyl tablets from the moving vehicle. CODE Detectives and DCSO Deputies gathered and seized a commercial quantity of fake pharmaceutical tablets made of fent
On Saturday, May 14th, 2022 at approximately 3:00AM, detectives with the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team concluded a long-term investigation with the arrest of a 42-year-old Prineville woman. Drug agents identified her as a fentanyl and methamphetamine importer and distributor within Crook County from the Portland metropolitan area. Early Saturday morning, after a multi-day surveillance operation throughout the metropolitan Portland area, CODE Detectives, with the assistance of Oregon State Police Troopers and Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies, stopped and detained the suspect at a Madras truck stop. A subsequent search of her Hyundai SUV located a commercial quantity of methamphetamine and counterfeit prescription pills made of fentanyl. In addition to the drugs, drug agents seized additional evidence supporting the investigation and have identified several associates, and more arrests are expected as the investigation continues. The suspect was jailed in the Jefferson Cou