crime

A Canadian man has been arrested on suspicion of transporting cocaine.

Charles Taesung Pak, 28 of Vancouver, B.C., was pulled over... driving a rental car and did not answer basic questions.

...they called in Nikko, a drug dog..., finding 50 pounds of cocaine.

The drugs have a street value in the United States of $420,000...

  Read more about Drug dog find 50 pounds of cocaine in vehicle following traffic stop

WILSONVILLE -- A Mexican national deported in 2012 after serving a prison sentence for felony sex crimes was re-arrested in Wilsonville Thursday.

Victor Ozuna Bernal, 35, was booked into the Clackamas County Jail and later was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

...Ozuna Bernal – previously had been deported.

...was convicted in Nebraska in 2007 for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. He served a five-year prison sentence and was deported to Mexico...

...living in Woodburn for the past year. Read more about Previously deported sex-crime felon re-arrested in Wilsonville

Summary: Two suspects arrested last December after allegedly using counterfeit credit cards in Washington County and other locations have been convicted and sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland....

Sentence: Zhao and Zou were each sentenced to six months in federal custody, followed by three years of supervised release. Zhao was ordered to pay restitution of $12,211.67 and a special assessment fee of $100. Zou was ordered to pay restitution in an amount yet to be determined and a special assessment fee of $100.

NOTE:  Both suspects have ICE holds

  Read more about Two men admit using counterfeit credit cards in Washington County, Portland

He pleaded not guilty when arraigned on Wednesday in Tucson, Arizona and is being held without bond. Along with the alleged mastermind behind the Benghazi attack, Portillo-Meza is the second high profile Obama administration capture in as many days at a time when most of the news regarding this administration has been from bad to terrible.

Portillo-Meza was captured in Mexico two months later and a second suspect was arrested the following year. Two others remain at large. A fifth suspected gunman pleaded guilty in the United States to first-degree murder and was sentenced to 30 years in prison last February.

A sixth defendant who was in custody at the time of Terry's slaying pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in connection with the case and was sentenced to eight years in prison in January 2013, prosecutors said.

  Read more about Suspect in slaying of border agent Brian Terry extradited to U.S

The driver who police believe killed a Marion County deputy and another man in a late-night crash in 2007 remains a fugitive, authorities said.

Tips leading to the arrest of Alfredo De Jesus Ascensio are eligible for a reward of up to $21,000, according to a press release from Marion County Sheriff's Office.

Deputy Kelly Fredinburg, 33, was killed when Ascensio's vehicle crossed the center line on Oregon 99E north of Gervais, according to police at the time. Fredinburg's car caught fire and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

De Jesus Ascensio is wanted on two counts of criminally negligent homicide...

A reward of $20,000, along with another $1,000 offered by Crime Stoppers, is available for information that leads to an arrest in the case.

...."While nothing will replace the loss of Kelly, finding Alfredo DeJesus Ascencio and holding him accountable for his actions will bring some closure to this tragedy."

...{Ascensio} was last believed to be in the area of Puacuaro, Michoacan, Mexico.

... report tips by calling 800-452-7888 in Oregon; or 1-503-823-HELP (4357) from anywhere in the United States. Callers from Mexico can call the Crime Stoppers Tip line, +011-503-823-4357. Tipsters should refer to case number is 07-28 and provide as much detail as possible, authorities said.

Email tips can be sent to crimetips2OSP@state.or.us.

  Read more about Suspect in 2007 crash that killed Marion County deputy remains at large, police say

Drug trafficking organizations based in Mexico will continue to dominate Oregon's drug underworld, pumping increasing quantities of heroin into the state, according to a new state report.

"Heroin use and trafficking has increased in Oregon...

The assessment was produced by Oregon HIDTA,...

The trends reported in drug use and trafficking aren't good news for Oregon.

The state ranks fourth in the country in the percentage of residents using illegal drugs...

The report warned that "the number of young users will likely grow...

Mexican national drug trafficking organizations, typically associated with or operating as cartels, control the distribution of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and Mexican-grown marijuana, the report said...

Cartels are playing a dangerous role in Oregon, the report said.

"A growing concern is apparent cartel involvement in homicides and violent crimes...

Link: Oregonian series

"Heroin availability and use in the state has reached a critical level," the report said....

Crystal meth is "highly available" as Mexican traffickers smuggle the drug into the U.S...

"Methamphetamine-related crimes such as identity theft, property and violent crimes will continue to follow the trend of abuse," the report said.

  Read more about Cartel-affiliated groups likely to expand heroin, meth trafficking in Oregon, report concludes

Oregon State Police arrested a commercial truck driver Friday for driving while intoxicated, his second arrest for the same charge earlier this week in another state.

Sukhvir Singh Deol, 41, of Surrey, British Columbia, was more than seven times the legal limit...

Deol is being charged with DUII, reckless driving, failure to perform the duties of a driver involving a property damage crash, failure to carry and present a license, failure to drive within a single lane and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

Deol was arrested Tuesday in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, on suspicion of DUII.

  Read more about Man arrested more than seven times legal BAC limit for commercial truck drivers (.04)

Two relatives of a Hillsboro murder suspect have been in jail for more than a year and a half, though they aren't suspected of taking part in the killing.

Eloy Vasquez-Santiago's father and brother had faced charges of hindering the prosecution ....

Vasquez-Santiago, 31, is charged with the killing of 55-year-old Maria Bolanos-Rivera, a mother of six.

Bolanos-Rivera was last seen by her family on Aug. 26, 2012, when she left her Hillsboro home. Her body has not been found.

Vasquez-Santiago turned himself in to authorities at the California-Mexico border a month later. According to court records and testimony, he uttered the words, "I killed her,"...

The defendant's relatives have been in custody on the material witness holds for about 16 months...
 

NOTE:  All have ICE holds Read more about Criminal charges dropped for relatives of Hillsboro murder suspect Eloy Vasquez-Santiago