A Terrebonne man is arrested for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine in the tri-county region.

The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team 's investigation led them to obtain a search warrant of  Jeffery Paxton’s ,42,  home in the Crooked River Ranch area.

Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and "CODE" -  found user amounts of meth - drug paraphernalia and evidence of sales and manufacturing meth - as well as an illegal handgun and a stolen pickup truck.

Due to the safety concerns of meth manufacturing - they requested the assistance of the Oregon Emergency Response Team (CERT) to help remove evidence from the home.

Paxton was taken into custody without incident and is lodged in the Jefferson County Correctional Facility.