Two people arrested for trafficking fentanyl in Central Oregon
By Mindy Gould on Wednesday, June 19th, 2024 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
DESCHUTES COUNTY(Released by Central Oregon Drug Enforcement)-On June 14th, 2024, at approximately 8:20 PM, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team, in collaboration with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Redmond Police Department, concluded a short-term drug investigation with the arrest of Tamar Dibben and Abigail Bates, both age 24, of Redmond.
On June 14th, 2024, Drug agents conducted a surveillance operation which led to a traffic stop on Hwy. 20 near Black Butte Ranch. Deschutes County Deputies conducted the stop at the direction of the CODE team, as reasonable suspicion was established that Dibben and Bates were involved in illegal drug activity. Redmond Police, and K9 Sadie, were present for the traffic stop, Sadie was deployed and alerted to the odor presence of drugs in the vehicle.
CODE Detectives applied for and were granted a search warrant for the two occupants and the vehicle. CODE Detectives executed the search warrant that same evening and located a large quantity of fentanyl powder, fentanyl pills, and cash. Detectives also located a smaller amount of methamphetamine and alprazolam.
Tamar Dibben and Abigail Bates were both transported and lodged at the Deschutes County Adult Jail. Additional charges may be filed in this case as the investigation is ongoing.
CODE Detectives were assisted by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Redmond Police Department 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.
