CARFENTANIL SEIZURE/ARREST
Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) On May 30, 2023, detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) seized a kilo (2.2 pounds) of suspected Carfentanil being trafficked into Douglas County. 41 year old Alma Adriana Fuentes of Live Oak, California, was contacted during the course of a traffic stop on Interstate-5 near Sutherlin. During the traffic stop, an Oregon State Police canine was applied to Fuentes’ vehicle and positively alerted to the presence of controlled substances. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of suspected carfentanil. Suspect interviews indicated the carfentanil was destined for Douglas County, but intercepted before it could reach it's final destination. Fuentes was arrested by DINT detectives. Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid which is 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl. DINT has seen a substantial increase in fentanyl (and fentanyl analogues such as ca