Bend Man Arrested For Fentanyl Trafficking In Bend Homeless Encampment (Photo) -08/08/23
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 8, 2023
Released by: CODE Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp
Bend, OR –
On August 7, 2023, at approximately 7:30 PM, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team concluded an investigation with the arrest of Harley-Davidson Mann, age 31, of Bend, Oregon.
After receiving information from a subsequent investigation, CODE detectives identified Mr. Mann as a fentanyl trafficker in the China Hat Road homeless encampment. The initial investigation alleges Mr. Mann imported controlled substances from the Portland area into central Oregon and the China Hat encampment, where he distributed them.
At approximately 7:30 PM, Mr. Mann was contacted during a traffic stop on China Hat Rd near Sunset View Dr for traffic violations after a multi-day surveillance operation by CODE Detectives.
During the traffic stop, CODE Drug Detection K9 “Bonnie” was deployed and alerted to the presence of controlled substances inside Mr. Mann's gold Oldsmobile. Afterwards, Mr. Mann consented to a search of his gold Oldsmobile. CODE Detectives and Deschutes County Sheriff Deputies gathered and seized a commercial quantity of fake pharmaceutical tablets made of fentanyl and separate packages of powdered fentanyl. He also possessed a commercial quantity of cocaine and a large amount of US Currency.
The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team will continue prioritizing and focusing on drug traffickers, violent crimes, weapons offenses, and fugitives within the homeless encampments around the central Oregon region.
In June of 2023, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2645, later signed by Governor Kotek. As a result, a “commercial quantity” is now defined by statute as five grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl or 25 or more user units (i.e. pills), or any substituted derivative of fentanyl as defined by the rules of the Oregon Board of Pharmacy. This is not a separate criminal charge but rather an increase in the sentencing guidelines.
It is crucial to call 911 when someone is overdosing from opioids. If naloxone or Narcan is used, the effects are temporary, and the person still needs immediate medical attention. After the medication wears off, the person could fall back into a coma.
If you call 911 to get help for someone having a drug overdose, Oregon’s Good Samaritan Law protects you from being arrested or prosecuted for drug-related charges or parole/probation violations based on information provided to emergency responders.
Mr. Mann was lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Jail with the following criminal charges.
- Unlawful Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance (Fentanyl), ORS 475.752
- Attempted Unlawful Delivery of Schedule II Controlled Substance (Fentanyl), ORS 475.752
- Unlawful Possession of Cocaine, ORS 475.884
- Attempted Unlawful Delivery of Cocaine, ORS 475.880
CODE Detectives was assisted by the DCSO Deputy dedicated to the China Hat Rd encampment.
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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