Portlanders are on high alert after an Arizona woman was caught trafficking approximately 45,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and several additional pounds of bulk heroin on Interstate 5 near Salem, Oregon.
An Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper initiated a traffic stop on January 16, 2023, on a vehicle being driven by Nancy Garcia, 47, of Yuma County, Arizona, northbound on Interstate 5 near Salem.
The trooper lawfully searched Garcia’s vehicle and found more than 10 pounds of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and five and a half pounds of bulk heroin in a bag on the floor behind the driver’s seat.
Garcia first told the trooper she was traveling to Seattle, but later said she was traveling to and planning to spend a week in Portland.
Nancy Garcia has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin.
This case is being investigated jointly by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and OSP. It is being prosecuted by Paul T. Maloney, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.
A criminal complaint is only an accusation of a crime, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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