PORTLAND, Ore. – Tyson Gregory Fortner, a 36-year-old Portland resident, has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking operation in the Portland area.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Fortner was convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after investigators from the Clackamas County Interagency Task Force received information from a confidential informant that Fortner was a methamphetamine dealer operating in the Portland area.
On June 26, 2013, surveillance teams set up outside Fortner’s residence in Portland and conducted a traffic stop on his car after he was observed driving away from the residence. The subsequent search of the vehicle revealed 89 grams of methamphetamine, 38 grams of heroin, a digital scale, and $8,100 in cash.
A search of Fortner’s residence resulted in the discovery of an additional 572 grams of methamphetamine, 123 grams of heroin, 4 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, 14 grams of cocaine, drug packaging material, a digital scale, a .45 caliber Smith and Wesson handgun, a .45 caliber Colt handgun, brass knuckles, and $49,850 in cash.
The investigation revealed that Fortner possessed the drugs with the intent to distribute them and had distributed at least 84 kilograms of methamphetamine and 567 grams of heroin over the previous eight months.
“Methamphetamine has been identified as the region’s most serious drug threat, and heroin is a close second,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Billy Williams. “Our office will continue to work with law enforcement to prosecute these significant drug dealers who are spreading destruction throughout the community for their own personal profit.”
Fortner will serve five years of supervised release after his release from prison.
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Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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