DINT release - In the early morning hours of Thursday, December 4th, 2025, deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigated a suspicious death that occurred in the 5000 block of Grange Road in the Green District.  34 year old Zachary Slaymaker was found deceased in his residence.  Evidence at the scene led deputies to believe the cause of death was likely a drug overdose, and fentanyl was the suspected culprit.  Detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) were called in to investigate and were able to largely determine Slaymaker's whereabouts and activities during the previous 24 hours.  Detectives developed evidence leading them to believe Slaymaker purchased fentanyl from 39 year old Roseburg resident George Perez a short time before his death.  As the investigation focused on Perez, detectives developed reason to believe he was in the Roseburg area and was still selling small quantities of fentanyl.  At approximately 4:00 PM on Friday, December 5th, detectives located Perez in the parking lot of a business in the 3300 block of NW Aviation Drive in Roseburg.  Detectives contacted Perez and took him into custody without incident.  Detectives located a small amount of suspected fentanyl on Perez, and believe he was intending to sell it at the time of his arrest.  Perez was lodged at the Douglas County Jail on the following charges:  2 counts of Unlawful Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance; 2 counts of unlawful Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance.  This investigation is ongoing, and more arrests and/or charges are possible.   Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Just 2 milligrams of fentanyl, equal to 10 to15 grains of table salt, is considered a lethal dose.   The Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force that identifies, disrupts, and dismantles local, multi-state, and international drug trafficking organizations using an intelligence-driven, multi-agency prosecutor-supported approach.  DINT is supported by the Oregon-Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) and the Douglas County Board of Commissioners.  DINT is composed of members from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Roseburg Police Department, Oregon State Police, Douglas County District Attorney’s Office, and the Bureau of Land Management.  The Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program is an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) sponsored counterdrug grant program that coordinates with and provides funding resources to multi-agency drug enforcement initiatives, including DINT.