24 People Arrested in a Drug Trafficking Investigation in Oregon

24 People Arrested in a Drug Trafficking Investigation in Oregon
Police officers stand in front of Snyder Hall on the campus of Umpqua Community College as it reopens in Roseburg, Ore., on Oct. 5, 2015. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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GRANTS PASS, Ore.—An investigation into what authorities described as a major drug trafficking group based in in southern Oregon resulted in two dozen arrests and seizures of guns, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other drugs, law enforcement agencies said Wednesday.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, Oregon State Police and the Grants Pass Police Department were among the agencies involved in the probe, which lasted more than a year. The agencies announced the investigation at a joint press conference in Grants Pass on Wednesday.