Police seize enough fentanyl ‘to kill everyone in Portland twice,’ arrest 46 in multi-agency trafficking crackdown

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A collection of drug trafficking missions performed within the Portland space earlier this yr and involving a number of regulation enforcement companies yielded 46 arrests and dozens of kilos of illicit medication seized, authorities mentioned.

The missions centered on fentanyl trafficking and have been performed within the month of February. The multi-agency effort concerned regulation enforcement entities on the native, state and federal ranges.

The crackdown is in response to fentanyl flooding into the Pacific Northwest from the Honduran-based Sinaloa Cartel, in line with the Portland Police Bureau.

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There was additionally $204,007 in money seized, in addition to 20 weapons, 44 kilos of fentanyl powder and a pair of,507 fentanyl tablets. The illicit medication seized throughout the operation — which additionally included 22 kilos of methamphetamine, 9 kilos of cocaine and two kilos of heroin — was situated partially because of using a K9 police canine.

“Fentanyl has no place in our metropolis. Our partnership with native, state, and federal companies makes our collective response stronger,” Portland Police Chief Bob Day mentioned in an announcement. “This operation was successful, however it’s only one step in a bigger, sustained effort to maintain Portland protected.”

David F. Reames, a particular agent with the Drug Enforcement Company Seattle Area Division, mentioned the quantity of fentanyl seized by his workforce and the opposite taking part companies might have yielded over 1.5 million deadly doses or “sufficient to kill everybody in Portland twice.”

“Practically all of these arrested promoting medication have been illegally current in america,” Reames mentioned. “These identical traffickers had been exploiting youngsters by utilizing them to promote harmful medication. The case as we speak highlights our collective success in bringing some accountability to the criminals who promote poison on our streets.”

Along with the PPB and the DEA, different companies concerned within the current fentanyl trafficking missions included the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Workplace, the Multnomah County District Lawyer’s Workplace and the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace. Additionally aiding within the operation was a particular workforce as a part of the Excessive Depth Drug Trafficking Space program, whose taking part companies embrace the Oregon State Police and Homeland Safety Investigations, amongst others.

PPB Chief Bob Day mentioned collaboration is important when the problem of preventing the drug disaster is that this large.

“It makes me proud after I can see us come collectively throughout jurisdiction, throughout federal and state and county boundaries, and discover a means to achieve success to boost the security and safety for all Portlanders,” he mentioned. “And that’s what these outcomes display.”

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