drug war

Oregon drug traffickers with ties to Calif., Colo., Mexico sentenced to prison

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(The Center Square) – An Oregon-based drug trafficking cell leader with ties to a large Mexico-based drug trafficking organization received a federal prison sentence this week after an investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Horacio Luna-Perez, 42, of Hillsboro, Oregon, got a 97-month federal prison sentence and five years’ supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District …

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Chavez-DeRemer: Oregon Had Nation’s Highest Fentanyl Deaths

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U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is working to stop the flow of fentanyl into the United States. By U.S. Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer,Press Release, This week, Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) introduced the bipartisan Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act. This bill would increase funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), helping provide them with …

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Oregon Meth Trafficker Gets Nine Years in Federal Prison

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(The Center Square) – A man from Bend, Oregon, received a federal prison sentence last week for possessing 20 pounds of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. 1,420 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a compartment underneath the floor of a tractor trailer full of watermelons. Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Isaac Kitashima, 48, got a nine-year federal prison sentence …

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