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30 Kilos of Cocaine Seized by Oregon State Police Near Sutherlin
Salem-News.com"Winston", a DINT drug detection canine assisted with the bust.
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(SUTHERLIN, Ore.) - Two Washington men were arrested after approximately 65 pounds of cocaine were found in hidden compartments in their car during a traffic stop Thursday morning.
Police say that about 10:00 AM, August 20th, an OSP senior trooper stopped a 2007 Honda Accord displaying Washington license plates traveling north on 1-5 near milepost 140, for following too close and other hazardous traffic offenses.
"Winston", a DINT drug detection canine with Douglas County Interagency Narcotics Team, assisted Oregon State Police.
Authorities say the seized cocaine has an estimated value of approximately $600,000.
The two individuals arrested are the driver, 25-year old Cristian Escalante-Castaneda, and passenger 28-year old Alfonso Garcia-Castaneda, both from Seattle, Washington. The two men were lodged in Douglas County Jail for Unlawful Possession and Distribution of a Controlled Substance – Cocaine.
The investigation is continuing.
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Onna September 2, 2008 6:50 pm (Pacific time)
sts must blame everybody with mexican names for anything wrong going on. little brain.
Vic August 31, 2008 3:44 pm (Pacific time)
I don't care if 90% of the cocaine comes from Mars...if it wasn't for wealthy or semi-wealthy white citizens purchasing it, there would be no one to sell it to. STS ...do you think the illegals up here working in the fields buy cocaine? No....it is the WHITES.....I agree with you on everything usually, but have low tolerance for the "blame the Mexicans" mindset. That is a cop-out.
sts August 30, 2008 1:54 pm (Pacific time)
WHoever you are..try looking up our own oregon judicial crime agenda. Maybe this stuff did not come from mexico, but if you look up what I mentioned, 90% does. Excuse me if I jumped the gun, but with 90%, its kinda easy to do. And did you even take a momnet to look at the NAMES?? They dont sound too canadian to me. FROM SEATTLE? what a laugh..look at the names again bro. :-) I had every right to accuse the mexican border being the problem.
sts is offtrack August 28, 2008 10:30 am (Pacific time)
what are you talking about? these guys were from SEATTLE. Not Mexico. Just because they were driving north toward home doesn't prove anything. the borders may have zero to do with this story, but a great excuse to blame our mexican neighbors. maybe DARE should teach kids coke is worse than pot, then they wouldn't use it without knowing the risk. Remember the 80's.
sts August 21, 2008 2:37 pm (Pacific time)
the war on terror, the war on drugs..our borders wide open,. get the point NOW!! NWO.. :-)
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