An investigation into what authorities described as a significant drug trafficking group primarily based in southern Oregon resulted in two dozen arrests and seizures of weapons, fentanyl, methamphetamine and different medicine, regulation enforcement companies stated Wednesday.
The Drug Enforcement Administration, Oregon State Police and the Grants Go Police Division have been among the many companies concerned within the probe, which lasted greater than a 12 months. The companies introduced the investigation at a joint press convention in Grants Go on Wednesday.
As a part of the investigation, 24 individuals have been arrested in Oregon on Tuesday, authorities stated.
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Officers seized 37 weapons, 4.4 kilos of meth, 1.4 kilos of fentanyl capsules and 0.11 kilos of fentanyl, Oregon State Police stated.
The DEA, alongside state and native companies, arrested 24 individuals in reference to a Grants Go, Oregon-based drug trafficking ring. (Fox Information)
That quantity of fentanyl had the potential to yield greater than 144,000 deadly doses, stated David Reames, particular agent accountable for the DEA’s Seattle division. Simply 2 milligrams of fentanyl will be lethal, based on the DEA.
Officers additionally seized 0.13 kilos of cocaine and 250 kilos of marijuana, state police stated.
Earlier than Tuesday, officers had already seized greater than 9 kilos of fentanyl and 40 kilos of meth over the course of the investigation, state police stated.
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Reames stated the investigation is ongoing.
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