Police seize over 50 pounds of marijuana and shut down an illegal marijuana grow operation
By Mindy McKerrall on Monday, May 5th, 2025 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
DESCHUTES COUNTY(Released from Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (code)-At approximately 11 PM on April 30th, Detectives with the Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement (DCIMME) team assisted by the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team, executed a search warrant in the 17000 block of Kasserman Drive in Bend, Oregon. This search warrant was the result of a short-term drug investigation involving the illegal manufacture, possession, and distribution of marijuana.
Deschutes County Deputies contacted Torres outside his residence and advised him of the search warrant. A search of the property revealed over 50 pounds of processed marijuana at the location, over 400 grams of marijuana concentrates, approximately 50 growing marijuana plants, along with evidence of distribution including packaging, scales, and mailing boxes. Drug Agents also recovered evidence that drugs were being distributed through the mail.
Torres was issued a criminal citation to appear in Circuit Court and he will be facing the above-mentioned charges.
CODE Detectives and the DCIMME team were assisted by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) during this investigation.
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 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 to disrupt or dismantle local, multi-state and international drug trafficking organizations.
