Record 384 pounds of meth found in Oregon storage unit leads to 15-year prison term

Leader of Lane County drug ring sentenced after record bust

It was the largest meth bust in Oregon history. Here’s who went to prison.

Drug trafficker sentenced to 15 years in prison after largest meth bust in Oregon history

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The ring leader of a drug trafficking operation out of Lane County was sentenced to 15 years in prison following what authorities say is the largest bust of meth in Oregon state history. Martin Manzo Negrete, 51, was living in Lane County "unlawfully" as a Mexican national when he oversaw the operation that brought large amounts of meth from California to Oregon for distribution, the U.S. Department of Justice said. …

Record 384 pounds of meth found in Oregon storage unit leads to 15-year prison term

A man who stowed 384 pounds of methamphetamine in an Oregon storage unit -- marking the largest single seizure of the drug in state history -- was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison.

Leader of Lane County drug ring sentenced in Oregon’s largest meth bust

On Tuesday, the leader of a Lane County drug trafficking cell was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy tied to the largest single seizure of methamphetamine in Oregon state history. Federal prosecutors said law enforcement first began investigating the Lane County-based cell in October 2020 for its role in trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine from Southern California to Oregon. Martin Manz…

Western Oregon Drug Cell Leader Sentenced After 384-Pound Meth Seizure—State’s Largest

DEA EUGENE, OR — A Mexican national residing unlawfully in Lane County, Oregon, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison in connection with the largest methamphetamine seizure in state history, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Martin Manzo Negrete, 51, was sentenced to 180 months in prison and five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute. T…

Lane County Drug Cell Leader Sentenced to 15 Years for Oregon's