SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Prineville man beneath investigation for allegedly trafficking massive portions of fentanyl tablets and methamphetamine into the area was arrested Saturday morning after a drug-detection Ok-9 alerted to their presence in his automobile throughout a visitors cease on Highway 20 close to Sisters.
The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team wrapped up a long-term investigation and surveillance operation with apprehension of the 35-year-old man, Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp mentioned.
CODE Team investigators mentioned the preliminary investigation suggests the person has been importing vital portions of fentanyl tablets and methamphetamine from the Yamhill County space into Central Oregon, the place he distributes them within the Redmond and Prineville areas.
After an in a single day surveillance operation, CODE Team detectives, working with Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies, intercepted and pulled the person over for tailgating on Highway 20 west at milepost 95, simply outdoors the Sisters metropolis limits.
Vander Kamp famous that the world was experiencing winter climate, making the highway hazardous. Firefighters from the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District helped handle visitors on the scene.
CODE narcotics detection Ok-9 Bonnie was deployed and signaled her handler to the presence of a managed substance within the Honda Accord, the sergeant mentioned. He famous that Bonnie is one among solely two Ok-9s in Central Oregon educated and licensed to detect fentanyl and different medication.
CODE detectives utilized for and obtained a search warrant for the automobile, and that search turned up “a substantial quantity” of meth and counterfeit oxycodone tablets containing fentanyl.
The suspect was booked into the Deschutes County Jail in Bend on prices of illegal possession and tried distribution of the 2 managed substances. (It is NewsChannel 21’s firm coverage to not title these arrested till formal prices are filed.)
