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Attorney General vows harsh penalties for drug ring leader caught in Salem, Oregon
Federal officials have arrested a man in Salem who they say is the leader of a multi-state drug trafficking operation with ...
Oregon mom convicted after 2-year-old daughter nearly dies from fentanyl stored next to snacks
The 2-year-old girl was belted into her car seat when her mom, Megan Meeks, tossed a peach-colored fanny pack full of cookies ...
Mom put fentanyl pills in backseat, then toddler overdosed twice, OR officials say
An Oregon mom accused of leaving fentanyl pills within reach of her 2-year-old was convicted in connection with the child’s ...
Leader of Sinaloa-linked drug trafficking ring arrested in Salem, Oregon
The leader of the drug trafficking organization, 36-year-old Heriberto Salazar Amaya, who is linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, ...
‘It’s Like a War Zone’: What Happened When Portland Decriminalized Fentanyl
After a failed experiment with legal leniency, Oregon’s liberal stronghold tries to chart a path out of the fentanyl crisis.
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DEA busts five-state drug trafficking organization, seizes 4 million fentanyl pills
From Albuquerque to Denver and as far north as Salem, Oregon, the fentanyl flowed in 2024 as agents from the U.S. Drug ...