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Bend Man Arrested For Cocaine Trafficking After La Pine Traffic Stop - 11/14/22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: November 14, 2022

Released by: Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp 

La Pine, OR – 

On November 14, 2022, at approximately 12:30 AM, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team concluded an investigation with the arrest of Benny Garcia, age 35, of Bend, Oregon. 

During a concurrent investigation, CODE detectives identified Mr. Garcia as a cocaine trafficker in the central Oregon area. The initial investigation alleges Mr. Garcia imported cocaine from the southern California area into central Oregon, where he distributed it into the community.

After a multi-state surveillance operation, CODE Detectives applied for, obtained, and executed a search warrant for Mr. Garcia and his truck. As a result, on November 14, 2022, at 12:21 AM, Mr. Garcia was contacted during a traffic stop on Highway 97 at Finley Butte Rd while driving a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado pick-up. 

CODE Detectives, OSP Troopers, and DCSO Deputies gathered and seized a commercial quantity of cocaine.  

A “commercial quantity” is defined by statute as ten grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine. This is not a separate criminal charge but rather an increase in the sentencing guidelines. 

Mr. Garcia was lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Jail with the following criminal charges.

Unlawful Possession of Cocaine 

Attempted Delivery of a Controlled Substance 

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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Bend Man Arrested For Cocaine Trafficking After La Pine Traffic Stop - 11/14/22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: November 14, 2022

Released by: Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp 

La Pine, OR – 

On November 14, 2022, at approximately 12:30 AM, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team concluded an investigation with the arrest of Benny Garcia, age 35, of Bend, Oregon. 

During a concurrent investigation, CODE detectives identified Mr. Garcia as a cocaine trafficker in the central Oregon area. The initial investigation alleges Mr. Garcia imported cocaine from the southern California area into central Oregon, where he distributed it into the community.

After a multi-state surveillance operation, CODE Detectives applied for, obtained, and executed a search warrant for Mr. Garcia and his truck. As a result, on November 14, 2022, at 12:21 AM, Mr. Garcia was contacted during a traffic stop on Highway 97 at Finley Butte Rd while driving a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado pick-up. 

CODE Detectives, OSP Troopers, and DCSO Deputies gathered and seized a commercial quantity of cocaine.  

A “commercial quantity” is defined by statute as ten grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine. This is not a separate criminal charge but rather an increase in the sentencing guidelines. 

Mr. Garcia was lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Jail with the following criminal charges.

Unlawful Possession of Cocaine 

Attempted Delivery of a Controlled Substance 

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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