Salem Police Dept. Salem, Ore. — The Salem Police Department Strategic Investigations Unit (SIU) made an arrest late Tuesday evening, December 14, 2021, which resulted in the large seizure of narcotics, weapons, ammunition, and cash. Arrested without incident was Rico Anthony Russell Rigutto, age 25, of Salem. A subsequent service of a federal search warrant at Rigutto’s residence in west Salem resulted in the cumulative seizure of the following: Fraudulent oxycodone pills, approximately 25,000 tablets Methamphetamine, 28 pounds Firearms, 16, and thousands of rounds of ammunition Approximately $75,000 in cash The estimated street value of the heroin, methamphetamine, and pills is nearly a quarter million dollars, according to investigators. Lieutenant Ben Bales, who supervises the special investigations team, explained the rise in fraudulent pill distribution is of particular concern locally. Said Bales, “The increased presence of these polydrug pills coincides with the cases of overd