Drug Agents Serve A Search Warrant And Seize A Large Quantity Of Marijuana And A Variety Of Other Illegal Drugs (Photo) -07/23/25
Current date: July 23rd, 2025
Date of incident: July 22nd, 2025
Case #: Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office – 25-32488
Location: 52000 Block of Sunrise Blvd., La Pine OR
Arrested: Kevin James Allen, 44-year-old, La Pine resident
Charges:
-ORS 475.752(7)(b)(B) Possession of Controlled Substance: Schedule 1 A FELONY
-ORS 475C.337 Possession of Controlled Substance (Marijuana) >8lbs C FELONY
-ORS 475C.349 Attempted Manufacture of Controlled Substance (Marijuana) A MISDEMEANOR
Press Release Information:
At approximately 7:45 AM on July 22nd, 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 52000 Block of Sunrise Blvd. in La Pine OR. Detectives executed the warrant in relation to a short-term investigation into the illegal manufacturing of marijuana.
During the execution of the search warrant, Detectives located two large disassembled marijuana grows located in two separate shops on the property. Detectives located and seized nearly 60 pounds of processed marijuana, approximately 6 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, and a small quantity of LSD, MDMA(Ecstasy) and Ketamine. Detectives also seized one firearm and a large sum of cash.
During this investigation, Kevin James Allen was arrested and later lodged at the Deschutes County Adult Jail on the above-mentioned charges. Additional charges may be filed at a later date as this is an ongoing investigation.
Criminal complaints contain only charges; defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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.