CODE Team In Madras and Culver Areas of Jefferson County Executing Multiple Search Warrants Simultaneously
By Mindy Gould on Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News Eastern/Southeast Oregon Top Stories
The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team, with the assistance of the US Department of Homeland Security, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Crook County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police, is currently in the Madras and Culver areas of Jefferson County executing multiple search warrants simultaneously.
Drug Agents, SWAT Teams and support aircraft are currently in the areas of:
SW Ford Lane near S Adams Dr, Culver
SW Feather Drive near SW Jericho Ln, Culver
SW Dover Lane near Highway 26, Madras
SW Bear Drive near the Culver Highway, Madras
Please avoid these areas while law enforcement executes these search warrants. There are no outstanding suspects or dangers to the community at large. However, this is an active investigation. There may be some minor traffic delays until the mid-morning.
Additional details will be released at a later time.
The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (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) 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 Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program is an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) sponsored counterdrug grant program that coordinates and provides funding resources to multi-agency drug enforcement task forces, including the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team.
