Fentanyl Crisis in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Illegal immigrant has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to possession and conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in Oregon. Edis Odalis Centeno Banegas (45), a Honduran national living…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A weeks-long Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) investigation has resulted in the arrest of an alleged fentanyl dealer, 60-year-old Robert Dennis, of Riddle, on Thursday. DINT detectives launched an…

Oregon State Police arrested an illegal resident of California on Interstate 5 near Albany on Tuesday after a search of his vehicle uncovered 60 pounds of fentanyl powder. Drugs Seized by Trooper in Traffic Stop Jose Ivan Iribe…

Oregon featured prominently in the largest fentanyl bust in the history of the DEA, in which more than 400 kg of fentanyl was seized, with authorities uncovering $2.8 million in U.S. currency, two motor vehicles worth $150,000, and jewelry…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon State Police K-9 team seized 2.4 pounds of fentanyl powder, methamphetamine, and a large amount of cash U.S. dollars from a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation on Interstate 5. The drug haul was…

The husband of a woman who died of a fentanyl-methamphetamine overdose in the Lane County Jail has brought a $5 million lawsuit against the county. Her Death was an Unnecessary Tragedy Barbara Stillwell (59) was found close to…

Three people in their early 20s are in custody in Portland following the suspected death by fentanyl overdosing of a Hillsboro woman on 13 December. Police found powdered fentanyl, methamphetamine, and fentanyl-laced blue counterfeit…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Following a two-year investigation into a drug trafficking organization bringing significant quantities of narcotics into the community, the Medford Police Department’s Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement team (MADGE) has…

Oregon’s drug overdose crisis is affecting every community statewide, and its sensitive and traumatic nature is causing harm and loss of well-being of all whose lives it touches, says Liz McCarthy, overdose epidemiologist at the Oregon…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Three victims of the Asante Drug Diversion case in which ex-Asante nurse Dani Marie Schofield allegedly replaced fentanyl with non-sterile tap water have launched lawsuits against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (RRMC)…