CODE Bust Stops Another Drug Dealer

Local drug enforcement agents stop another drug dealer. On Wednesday, detectives with the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team (CODE) obtained a search warrant for a home on northeast Thurston Avenue in Bend. This is the result of a three month investigation into illegal trafficking of narcotics in Central Oregon. Arrested is José O. Coca-Argueta for distribution of cocaine. They seized one and a half ounces of cocaine, and other paraphernalia associated with the distribution and manufacturing of the drug. The estimated value of the cocaine is approximately $1500. Coca-Argueta is lodged in the Deschutes County Jail on several drug charges and is also on an ICE - or immigration hold.