A Portland Man Has Been Charged With Distributing Fentanyl And Possessing A Firearm Following A Fatal Overdose Investigation

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

On June 2, 2025, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a suspected fatal overdose near Wood Village. Deputies seized a substance suspected to be fentanyl from the scene and quickly developed leads of the alleged fentanyl supply source, later identified as 43-year-old Daryl Antonio Edward Turner. 

A few days later, on June 5, Multnomah County's Dangerous Drug Team (DDT) contacted Turner in Portland and seized a firearm, counterfeit pills suspected to contain fentanyl and a large amount of cash. When questioned by the DDT, Turner admitted that he possessed fentanyl for further distribution, acknowledged the dangers of fentanyl and was aware the substance could kill people.

Turner is charged with distribution of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

The Multnomah County DDT is supported by the Oregon-Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program (HIDTA) and is composed of members from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Multnomah County Parole and Probation, Gresham Police Department, the FBI and U.S. Marshal’s Service (USMS).

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.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 80 to 100 times more powerful than morphine and 30 to 50 times more powerful than heroin. A 2-milligram dose of fentanyl—a few grains of the substance—is enough to kill an average adult male. The wide availability of illicit fentanyl in Oregon has caused a dramatic increase in overdose deaths throughout the state.

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