In the early morning hours of Sunday, December 31st, detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested two California individuals traveling to Douglas County with the intent to deliver a large load of methamphetamine. At approximately 4:00 AM detectives initiated a traffic stop on a 2020 GMC Sierra pickup at the intersection of Main Street and Chief Miwaleta Lane in Canyonville. The vehicle was occupied by 46 year old Marcus Fuentes and 39 year old Stela Vigue, both of Bakersfield, California. Detectives suspected the vehicle contained a large load of methamphetamine being delivered here from California. Detectives quickly obtained a search warrant for the vehicle and inside the passenger compartment they found approximately 21 pounds of suspected methamphetamine packaged in one pound bundles, along with a semi-automatic handgun. Marcus Fuentes is a previously convicted felon. Both Fuentes and Vigue were transported to the Douglas County Jail where they were lodged on charges of Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, and Delivery of Methamphetamine. Fuentes was additionally charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. 21 pounds is a huge amount of methamphetamine. The average user dose of methamphetamine is 1 gram or less. 21 pounds is approximately 9,525 grams. The DINT team is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force that identifies, disrupts, and dismantles local, multi-state, and international drug trafficking organizations using an intelligence-driven, multi-agency, prosecutor-supported approach. DINT is supported by the Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) and is composed of members from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Roseburg Police Department, Oregon State Police, Bureau of Land Management, and the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office. The Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program is an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) sponsored counterdrug grant program that coordinates with and provides funding resources to multi-agency drug enforcement initiatives, including DINT.
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