A federal task force is moving up the ranks of Portland’s fentanyl trafficking rings
…a new criminal complaint suggests the outlines of the case that federal authorities are building.
That criminal complaint, filed Dec. 12, 2023, in U.S. District Court in Portland, reveals that law enforcement are investigating a trend of drug trafficking organizations using “Honduran nationals to distribute bulk amounts of fentanyl…in the western United States.” It names five cities: Portland, Seattle, Oakland, Denver and Salt Lake City. Much of the complaints are redacted, but they do offer additional insight into the breadth of the illicit operations. The October complaint says a drug trafficking organization being targeted by… investigators “is suspected of importing controlled substances, including fentanyl pills, heroin, and methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States, and conspiring to distribute those drugs in Oregon and Washington.”
Original Article (Willamette Week):
A federal task force is moving up the ranks of Portland’s fentanyl trafficking rings
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