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OSP Targets Portland Drug Dealers, June 17
OSP Targets Portland Drug Dealers, June 17
OSP Targets Portland Drug Dealers, June 17

Published on: 06/17/2025

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PORTLAND, Ore. (June 16, 2025) – On the evening of June 13, 2025, troopers from the Oregon State Police Drug Enforcement Section and Mobile Response Teams partnered with the Clackamas County Interagency Task Force (CCITF) and Linn County Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (LINE) for a targeted mission in downtown Portland aimed at disrupting illegal drug activity.  The enforcement effort focused on street-level dealers in Portland’s Old Town neighborhood. In total, the teams made five arrests on charges related to distributing and possessing controlled substances, as well as firearms-related offenses.  During the three-hour operation, officers seized 60.3 grams of methamphetamine, 11.7 grams of fentanyl, and 25 grams of Xanax pills. A privately made firearm, commonly referred to as a ghost gun, was also recovered.  Arrests and charges included:  Michael Yarborough, 60: Distribution of a controlled substance; Lawrence White, 51: Distribution of a controlled substance; Willie Waller, 50: Distribution of a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a Schedule II substance; Lawrence Serban, 54: Distribution of a controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, possession of fentanyl; Candrew Post, 24: Distribution of a controlled substance, felon in possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm.  Waller and Post were lodged at the Multnomah County Detention Center.

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