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Drug Arrests at Redmond Walmart

REDMOND, OR -- The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team (CODE) arrested two men in a Redmond parking lot, and seized a large amount of methamphetamine, Wednesday night.

 

CODE detectives learned that a significant quantity of meth was on its way from Portland and identified the suspects as 30-year-old Jose Ramon Castelo, Federal Way, WA, and 26-year-old Yahir Acosta, a transient. At about 9 p.m., Wednesday, detectives located their car at the Redmond Walmart and took the men into custody. 
 
During a search of the vehicle, detectives say they found about a pound of meth hidden in the dashboard, with a street value of around $16,000. Additional user amounts of cocaine were found on Acosta.
 
Both men face a number of drug related charges.
 
                   
                Jose Ramon Martinez Castelo                                           Yahir Acosta

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