DOUGLAS COUNTY, OR - Oregon State Police (OSP) are reporting that an OSP K-9 team seized 2.4 pounds of fentanyl powder after a traffic stop in Douglas County.
On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, an Oregon State Police K-9 team stopped a car on Interstate 5 northbound near milepost 157 in Douglas County for a traffic violation. During the stop, the trooper recognized signs of possible criminal activity.
A consent search of the vehicle led to the seizure of:
- .3 grams of methamphetamine
- 2.4 pounds of powder fentanyl
- A large amount of U.S. currency
The driver, Sebastian Melendez Ramirez (51) of Oakland, CA was lodged at the Douglas County Jail on charges of:
- Possession and delivery of a controlled substance (fentanyl)
- Possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine
In 2024, OSP K-9 teams seized more than 1.4 million dosage units of fentanyl. A dosage unit is equal to 1 pill or .1 grams of powder.
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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 a counterdrug grant program sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) that coordinates with and provides funding to multi-agency drug enforcement initiatives, including the OSP-DHE Initiative.
