Police Mission Addresses Drug Use in Downtown Portland
In Portland, OR, members of the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit conducted a successful drug enforcement mission, resulting in arrests and seizures.
Portland, OR. – Official Release: On Wednesday, September 4th, 2024, members of the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit (NOC) conducted a drug enforcement mission. The mission’s goal was to address neighborhood livability concerns caused by the criminal activity and open-air drug use in the Downtown/Old Town area.
Early in the mission, officers arrested multiple drug-affected individuals in possession of a stolen vehicle. The suspects were not eligible for deflection services because they had outstanding warrants for their arrests and were subsequently charged with Possession of a Stolen Vehicle and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle.
Later in the day, NOC investigators, with the assistance of East Precinct patrol officers and Central Precinct Bike Squad, developed probable cause to arrest and conduct a search warrant at the residence of a prolific drug dealer operating in the downtown area. NOC investigators arrested Khuong Huyna Ta, 43. Ta was charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm (2 counts), Theft in the First Degree (2 Counts), Delivery of a Controlled Substance 1,000 feet from a School (Fentanyl), Delivery of a Controlled Substance 1,000 feet from a School (Methamphetamine), Possession of a Controlled Substance (Fentanyl), and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine).
NOC investigators seized evidence including:
2 stolen firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition
$6,146 dollars
2.4 lbs. of powdered fentanyl
332 M30 pills
3 oz of methamphetamine
Members of the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit will continue assisting Central Precinct and other precincts on conducting missions to impact illegal drug crimes.
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