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Oregon traffic stop leads to 122 pounds of drugs, 2 arrests
LINN COUNTY, OREGON, JUL 30 – Two men unlawfully residing in Washington face federal charges after Oregon police seized 120 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine during a traffic stop, officials said.
- Shortly after 9:45 a.m., an Oregon State Police trooper stopped a vehicle on I-5 southbound near Albany for alleged traffic violations, detaining Jesus Compos Roman and Eduar Freites-Mosquera.
- Oregon State Police drug detection dog alerted troopers to narcotics, prompting a search of the trunk, where investigators found over 110 pounds of meth, five pounds of cocaine, and four pounds of fentanyl.
- Using an OSP drug detection K-9 during the stop, troopers seized about 112 pounds of methamphetamine, 5.6 pounds of cocaine and 4.4 pounds of fentanyl.
- On Thursday, Jesus Compos Roman, 29, Mexican national, and Eduar David Freites-Mosquera, 27, Bolivian national, appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge and were ordered detained pending further proceedings, facing charges of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute, according to authorities.
- The case is under joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Oregon State Police, and the investigation remains active with no further details released, said OSP.
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I-5 traffic stop turns up 120 pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl pills; 2 men face federal charges
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two suspected drug traffickers face federal charges after they were caught transporting approximately 120 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine on Interstate 5 in Linn County, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Jesus Campos Roman, 29, a Mexican national unlawfully residing in Washington, and Eduar David Freites-Mosquera, 27, a Bolivian national unlawfully residing
112 pounds of meth seized in major drug bust on I-5 in Oregon; 2 arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – More than 100 pounds of drugs were discovered in a car driving down Interstate 5 in Linn County on Wednesday, according to Oregon State Police. An OSP trooper stopped the car near Albany for what officials say were “multiple traffic violations,” though these violations were not specified. Mayor Wilson: Portland to comply with Trump administration’s DEI demands Inside the car, a K-9 unit discovered roughly 112 pounds…
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