3/21/2024
Terrebonne, OR. – Official release: A Bend woman is facing charges related to the trafficking of controlled substances after the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team concluded a short-term investigation with a traffic stop in north Deschutes County.
On March 15th, 2024, around midnight, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team concluded a short-term investigation and surveillance operation with the apprehension of Nancy Long, age 38 of Bend, Oregon.
Nancy Long was identified by drug agents as a trafficker of fentanyl in central Oregon. The initial investigation suggested that Ms. Long has been importing significant quantities of fentanyl from the Portland metropolitan area into central Oregon, where she distributes it.
Following a multi-county surveillance operation, CODE Detectives, in collaboration with Deschutes County Sheriff deputies, intercepted Ms. Long while he was a passenger in a Chevrolet Colorado on Highway 97 at mile post 104, just north of Terrebonne.
CODE narcotics detection K9 “Bonnie” was deployed and signaled her handler to the presence of a controlled substance within the Chevrolet. A subsequent search of Ms. Long’s clothing, a substantial quantity of fentanyl powder was found. Ms. Long was lodged in the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Jail with the following charges.
Unlawful Possession and Attempted Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Substance (Fentanyl)
The driver of the Chevrolet was released at the scene without charges.
Criminal complaints contain only charges; defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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 CODE team 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. CODE is supported by the Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) which is composed of members from the Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program.
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 the CODE.
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