On this day, August 22, 2002, President George W. Bush proposed to end the government's "hands-off" policy in national forests and ease logging restrictions in fire-prone areas.
Also on this day, August 22, 2014, the State of Oregon filed a $200 million suit against Oracle Corp. and several executives over the company's role in creating the troubled website for the state's online health insurance exchange.
Also on this day, August 22, 2020, demonstrators faced off in Portland with the two sides -- one aligned with a "Back the Blue" rally and the other a Black Lives Matter counter-demonstration -- reportedly largely ignoring police warnings. Ultimately, Department of Homeland Security officers deemed the gatherings unlawful and moved through the plaza, forcing the crowd to disperse.
The enforcement operation saved hundreds of thousands of lives
On the evening of June 13, 2025, troopers from the Oregon State Police Drug Enforcement Section and Mobile Response Teams partnered with the Clackamas County Interagency Task Force (CCITF) and Linn County Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (LINE) for a targeted mission in downtown Portland aimed at disrupting illegal drug activity.
The enforcement effort focused on street-level dealers in Portland’s Old Town neighborhood. In total, the teams made five arrests on charges related to distributing and possessing controlled substances, as well as firearms-related offenses.
During the three-hour operation, officers seized 60.3 grams of methamphetamine, 11.7 grams of fentanyl, and 25 grams of Xanax pills. A privately made firearm, commonly referred to as a ghost gun, was also recovered. Just 2 milligrams of fentanyl is considered a potentially deadly dose, and 11.7 grams of fentanyl is equivalent to 11,700 milligrams, which potentially could have kill hundreds of thousands of people. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that could have taken lives depending on their tolerance. Xanax (alprazolam) is a benzodiazepine and not as lethal, but can be at high doses.
Arrests and charges included:
- Michael Yarborough, 60: Distribution of a controlled substance
- Lawrence White, 51: Distribution of a controlled substance
- Willie Waller, 50: Distribution of a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a Schedule II substance
- Lawrence Serban, 54: Distribution of a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, possession of fentanyl
- Candrew Post, 24: Distribution of a controlled substance, felon in possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
OSP Domestic Highway Enforcement Initiative The Oregon State Police-Domestic Highway Enforcement (OSP-DHE) Initiative is supported by the Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).
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 OSP-DHE Initiative.
--Donna Bleiler| Post Date: 2025-06-16 17:20:55 | Last Update: 2025-06-16 21:01:24 |
