On Tuesday, October 8th, detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT), with assistance from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 700 block of Yeust Rd in Azalea. Detectives were investigating an illegal marijuana operation that has been ongoing.

At the location detectives located approximately 1,217 marijuana plants in various stages of growth, along with approximately 20 pounds of processed marijuana, and 9 pounds of marijuana extract, commonly referred to as BHO. Detectives located lots of other evidence of illegal marijuana production and distribution.  Detectives located several other illegal drugs to include:  suspected Psilocybin mushrooms, xanax, oxycodone, tramadol, and anabolic steroids.  

It appears the suspects had been illegally pumping water from a nearby creek as a water source for the marijuana production.  

Detectives also located numerous firearms, some of them strategically placed around the growing operation, presumably as protection for the illegal activity.  

46 year old Michael Long, of Azalea, was arrested at the scene and charged with the following crimes:

• Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, and Delivery of Marijuana
• Unlawful Possession, and Delivery of Controlled Substance Sch. I
• Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance Sch. III

59 year old Daniel Roy, of Azalea, was arrested at the scene and charged with Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, and Delivery of Marijuana.  

24 year old Angel Ortega, of Azalea, was cited and released from the scene with charges of Unlawful Possession and Manufacture of Marijuana.  

There were also building code violations and water use violations that are being addressed by those respective agencies. 

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 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.