Drug Arrest -07/25/25

In recent weeks, detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) had received reports that Robert Dennis, of Riddle, was dealing fentanyl throughout Douglas County.

 

Detectives began a weeks long investigation in which they compiled evidence of multiple suspected drug sales committed by Dennis.  The case was brought to conclusion on the evening of July 24, 2025.  Detectives, with the help of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, made a traffic stop on 60-year-old Robert Dennis on First Avenue in Riddle.

 

A search of Dennis’ vehicle revealed suspected fentanyl, a digital scale and baggies consistent with the presumed distribution of controlled substances.

 

Detectives followed up with a search warrant that was executed on Dennis’ residence in the 1000 block of Yokum Road in Riddle.  The search yielded additional drug related items including baggies, spoons, scales and suspected methamphetamine.

 

In total, DINT seized 18.9 grams of suspected fentanyl and 1 gram of suspected methamphetamine.

 

Dennis was lodged at the Douglas County Jail on charges of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance Schedule II (4 counts), Unlawful Delivery of Controlled Substance Schedule II (4 counts), Unlawful Manufacture of Controlled Substance Schedule II (4 counts), Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and Felony Driving While Suspended.

 

Dennis was the subject of two recent DINT investigations in which he was arrested and charged on suspicion of several drug related crimes.  Those cases are still pending prosecution within the court system. 

 

The Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) 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.  DINT is supported by the Oregon-Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) and the Douglas County Board of Commissioners.  DINT is composed of members from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Roseburg Police Department, Oregon State Police, Douglas County District Attorney’s Office, and the Bureau of Land Management.

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 DINT.