CODE Investigation Yields Six Arrests in Bend: Drug Trafficking Operation Dismantled

BEND (Release from Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE))-On March 12th, 2024, at approximately 8:00 PM, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team concluded an investigation with the arrests of Cailen Ray Mount, age 37, Chelsea Catherine Kelly, age 27, Robert Steven Sanger, age 24, Shamika Christine Alfonso, age 30, Dana Lynn Fetcho, age 31, and Waylon Cole Smith, age 28, all of Bend, Oregon.  

After receiving community tips and complaints about a home on the 2400 block of NE Moonlight Drive, in the City of Bend, CODE detectives identified the group as trafficking fentanyl and other controlled substances from the home. Drug agents conducted surveillance for several weeks and alleged Cailen Mount, Shamika Alfonso and Robert Sanger were selling large quantities of fentanyl in the area around the Moonlight Drive area.

On March 12th, 2024, at approximately 4:30PM, CODE Detectives, with the assistance of Bend Police officers, contacted Cailen Mount and Chelsea Kelly as they were allegedly selling fentanyl to a third party in a parking lot at the corner of NE Windy Knolls Dr and NE Twin Knolls Dr.

About an hour later, CODE Detectives conducted a separate traffic stop and took Shamika Alfonso and Robert Sanger into custody as they left the NE Moonlight Dr house. 

Later the same evening, with evidence collected during the traffic stops, detectives applied for, obtained, and executed a search warrant for the NE Moonlight Dr house, where additional evidence was collected. When detectives arrived at the home with the Search Warrant, they found Dana Fetcho and Waylon Smith attempting to collect and remove drug evidence from the home after being alerted to the earlier arrests.  

A subsequent search of the house revealed a commercial and substantial quantity of powered fentanyl, diethyltryptamine (a schedule 1 psychedelic drug), cocaine, and fake pharmaceutical pills made of fentanyl.  

A “commercial quantity” of fentanyl is defined by statute as five grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. This is not a separate criminal charge but rather an increase in the sentencing guidelines.  

Cailen Ray Mount was lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Jail with the following criminal charges. 

-Unlawful Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance – Substantial Quantity (Fentanyl) 

-Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Fentanyl) 

Chelsea Catherine Kelly was lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Jail with the following criminal charges:

-Unlawful Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance – Substantial Quantity (Fentanyl) 

-Outstanding Arrest Warrant (Unrelated Original Charge – Robbery) 

Robert Steven Sanger was cited, in lieu of custody, with the following criminal charges: 

-Frequenting a Place Where Controlled Substances Are Used

Shamika Christine Alfonso was lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Jail with the following criminal charges:

-Unlawful Possession of Schedule I Controlled Substance – Substantial Quantity (diethyltryptamine) 

-Frequenting a Place Where Controlled Substances Are Used

Dana Lynn Fetcho and Waylon Cole Smith were both cited, in lieu of custody with the following criminal charges:

-Tampering with Evidence

Criminal complaints contain only charges; defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.  

CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:   Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp, 541-550-4869 or kentv@deschutes.org 

The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force supported by the Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program and the following Central Oregon law enforcement agencies: Bend Police Department, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Redmond Police Department, Prineville Police Department, Crook County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Madras Police Department, Oregon State Police, Sunriver Police Department, Black Butte Police Department, United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Warm Springs Tribal Police Department, Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson County District Attorney’s, and the Oregon National Guard. 

The CODE team is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force that identifies, disrupts, and dismantles local, multi-state, and international drug trafficking organizations using an intelligence-driven, multi-agency prosecutor-supported approach. CODE is supported by the Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) which is composed of members from the Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program. 

The Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program is an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) sponsored counterdrug grant program that coordinates with and provides funding resources to multi-agency drug enforcement initiatives, including the CODE. 

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