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Federal Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday April 30, 2023 ( 5 items )  

DEA-Seattle Division: Arizona Man Faces Federal Charges After Eastern Oregon Traffic Stop Yields 100,000 Fentanyl Pills, Two Pounds of Fentanyl Powder
PORTLAND, Oregon, April 26 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: An Arizona man is facing federal charges after he was caught transporting 100,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, two pounds of powdered fentanyl, and six pounds of cocaine on Interstate 84 in La Grande, Oregon. Moises Rojo Velazquez, 36, of Phoenix, Arizona, has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distr  more

DEA-Seattle Division: Federal Charges Filed After Weekend Traffic Stop Nets 86 Pounds of Powdered Fentanyl and Meth
PORTLAND, Oregon, April 26 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: A suspected drug trafficker faces federal charges after he was caught transporting dozens of pounds of powdered fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other illegal drugs on Interstate 5 near Salem, Oregon. Miguel Cruz-Barrales, 22, whose place of residence is unknown, has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl   more

NOAA: Reward for Information on Boater Who Drove Through Sea Lions on the Columbia River
WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West Coast Regional Office issued the following news: * * * California sea lions are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. * * * NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that leads to a civil penalty or criminal conviction of the boater observed driving through resting California sea lions in the Columbia River on April 3, 2023, near Hayden Island, Ore  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon: Arizona Man Faces Federal Charges After Eastern Oregon Traffic Stop Yields 100,000 Fentanyl Pills, Two Pounds of Powdered Fentanyl
PORTLAND, Oregon, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: An Arizona man is facing federal charges after he was caught transporting 100,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, two pounds of powdered fentanyl, and six pounds of cocaine on Interstate 84 in La Grande, Oregon. Moises Rojo Velazquez, 36, of Phoenix, Arizona, has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl. Accor  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon: Federal Charges Filed After Weekend Traffic Stop Nets 86 Pounds of Powdered Fentanyl, Methamphetamine
PORTLAND, Oregon, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: A suspected drug trafficker faces federal charges after he was caught transporting dozens of pounds of powdered fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other illegal drugs on Interstate 5 near Salem, Oregon. Miguel Cruz-Barrales, 22, whose place of residence is unknown, has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.   more