Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Serve 10 Years in Federal Prison

Portland, OR—Trent Tyson Fisher, 28, of Boring, Oregon, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Ancer L. Haggerty to 120 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by a five-year term of supervised release, for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

This case was part of a large drug trafficking investigation which involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Regional Organized Crime and Narcotics (ROCN) Team; Westside Interagency Narcotics (WIN) Team; Portland Police Bureau’s Crime Reduction Unit, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigative (IRS-CI), and a number of other law enforcement agencies.

The evidence collected during the investigation showed that over a three-month period, the defendant bought significant quantities of methamphetamine from co-conspirators and sold the drugs to customers in Boring, Oregon. On March 17, 2008, Portland Police Officers executed a search warrant on the defendant’s residence in Boring, Oregon and seized methamphetamine, $10,833.29, five cars, and three motorcycles.

On February 12, 2009, the defendant pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. A total of 12 defendants were charged in the indictment. One defendant is pending sentencing, seven are pending trial, and three are fugitives.

United States Attorney Karin J. Immergut stated, “Methamphetamine is a cancer that ravages our community. Sentences such as this should serve as a clear deterrent to those who distribute this poison.”

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Scott Kerin and Jane Shoemaker.