Oregon State Police seized about 10 pounds of methamphetamine and 5 pounds of powdered fentanyl during a traffic stop Thursday on U.S. Highway 97 north of Bend. Officers used a drug-sniffing dog, shown here.Â
Oregon State Police seized about 10 pounds of methamphetamine and 5 pounds of powdered fentanyl during a traffic stop Thursday on U.S. Highway 97 north of Bend. Officers used a drug-sniffing dog, shown here.Â
BEND — State police arrested a man and seized about 10 pounds of suspected methamphetamine and 5 pounds of suspected powdered fentanyl during a traffic stop Thursday, Jan. 19, on U.S. Highway 97 north of Bend, according to an Oregon State Police news release.
Dania Marbella Banegas-Ramos, 28, of Oakland, California, faces various drug charges and was booked in the Deschutes County Jail.
Oregon State Police stopped an SUV heading north on the highway north of Cooley Road for a suspected traffic violation.
A trooper saw what he described as criminal activity and said Banegas-Ramos consented to a search of the car. A police dog sniffed out the drugs, which police said were hidden in the car.
Police said a variety of drug task forces assisted with the investigation.
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