Redmond Man Arrested For Commercial Methamphetamine Distribution After Neighborhood Complaints (Photo) - 08/20/21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 20, 2021
Released by: Detective Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp
Redmond, OR – Redmond Man Arrested For Commercial Methamphetamine Distribution After Neighborhood Complaints
Roy Allen Borden, Jr., age 51, of Redmond, Oregon, was arrested by CODE Detectives after an investigation into the importation and distribution of controlled substances from a home on the 100 block of SW 35th St in the City of Redmond.
Redmond Police Officers and CODE Detectives initiated an investigation after area residents began reporting suspicious activities at the home. As a result, CODE Detectives began surveillance of the home and Mr. Borden. The investigation determined large quantities of controlled substances were being sold from the home.
On August 19, 2021, Mr. Boyden was contacted during a traffic stop in Redmond, and detectives seized commercial quantities of methamphetamine, a large amount of US currency, and a switchblade knife.
Mr. Boyden was lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Jail and charged with Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine, Unlawful Manufacture of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine, Felon in Possession of a Dangerous Weapon and Parole Violation.
The investigation is ongoing, and additional arrests are anticipated.
CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp, 541-550-4869 or kentv@deschutes.org
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.
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