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Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team Concludes Methamphetamine Distribution Investigation, March 30
Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team Concludes Methamphetamine Distribution Investigation, March 30
Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team Concludes Methamphetamine Distribution Investigation, March 30

Published on: 03/30/2026

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DINT release - Douglas County, Ore. – In the late evening hours of March 27, 2026, the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) concluded an investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine throughout Douglas County.  The investigation focused on 57-year-old James Teel of Camas Valley and his alleged involvement in methamphetamine sales across the county. During the course of the investigation, detectives learned Teel conducted numerous transactions in the Ten Mile area.  On Friday, March 27, 2026, Teel was placed under surveillance by DINT detectives as he departed his residence. He was contacted in the 9,000 block of Highway 42. Upon contact, Teel initially attempted to flee after detectives identified themselves and ordered him to stop. DINT detectives quickly blocked Teel's exit, allowing Teel to be taken into custody without further incident.  A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office K-9, Trapper, was deployed and alerted to the presence of controlled substances within the vehicle.  Detectives subsequently executed a search warrant on Teel’s vehicle, which yielded evidence consistent with methamphetamine distribution. A second search warrant was served at Teel’s residence in the 12,000 block of Highway 42 in Camas Valley, where investigators located additional evidence, including significant quantities of methamphetamine and bulk cash.  In total, detectives seized approximately:  21.8 pounds of methamphetamine; 12 grams of cocaine; 18 grams of fentanyl; 2 oxycodone pills; Bulk U.S. currency.  The following individuals were arrested and lodged at the Douglas County Jail in connection with the investigation:  James Teel, 57 – Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine; Gina Cotton, 58 – Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Cocaine, Unlawful Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance; Stephanie Wilson, 44 – Conspiracy to Possess and Deliver Methamphetamine.  DINT was assisted in this investigation by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.  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.

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