Southern Oregon Drug Ring Taken Down After 90-Pound Meth Seizure
A multi-agency law enforcement crew who identified a drug trafficking organization operating out of Wolf Creek, Oregon- supplied with methamphetamine from Corning, California, successfully executed 3 warrants in Oregon and one in California, intercepting drugs, guns, and cash on Friday, April 10.
Following a six-week-long drug investigation in Oregon and California, members of the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) team, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Medford, Oregon State Police (SWAT, Patrol and Major Crimes), Grants Pass Police Department (SWAT), Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, and the California Highway Patrol (Northern Division) executed search warrants after identifying a drug trafficking organization operating out of Wolf Creek that was being supplied with methamphetamine from Corning.
At a traffic stop set up on 39-year-old Marshall Clifford De La Garza on Wednesday, April 8, he was found with approximately 90 pounds of methamphetamine destined for Josephine County from Corning.
The Oregon search warrants led to the seizure of multiple firearms and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and three people were arrested and lodged at the Josephine County Jail and charged with multiple crimes, including racketeering, delivery of methamphetamine, and possession of methamphetamine:
- Johnny Dean Davis Jr. (43)
- Daniel Cody Green (44)
- Stephen Ray Higgins (56)
The search warrant executed at 53-year-old Jesus Fernando Vega’s residence resulted in the seizure of approximately 58 pounds of methamphetamine, 6 kilograms of cocaine, $227,752, a stolen pistol, a revolver, a hunting rifle, and a MAC-10–style machine gun. Vega was arrested and booked in Corning, California, by the CHP.
OK, so let’s think about this: Oregon law enforcement takes down drug dealers while spending hundreds of millions of dollars supporting the drug addicts with housing, food, and cell phones, all under the bogus label called “Homelessness,” of which 88% are drug addicts. (That’s an actual statistic, I didn’t make it up. Seems like law enforcement is fighting a losing battle.