Oregon Pleads for Federal Help to Combat Drug Cartels

Congressman Cliff Bentz held a series of town hall meetings, followed by a roundtable workshop focused on narco slavery and illegal marijuana production in southern Oregon, on Nov. 10, 2021. Scottie Barnes/The Epoch Times

Rooting out the international drug cartels and narco slavery associated with illegal marijuana production in southern Oregon will require “all hands on deck,” according to law enforcement and elected leaders who participated in a Nov. 10 roundtable convened by Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.), in Medford, Oregon.

Inadequate regulation, open borders, and the lure of boundless amounts of cash are contributing to a wild-west atmosphere in the predominantly rural areas, participants reported.