LA PINE, OR -- A Bend man faces drug charges after an investigation into cocaine trafficking. Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) detectives arrested 35-year-old Benny Garcia at about 12:30 a.m. Monday. Investigators believe Garcia was importing cocaine from southern California, to distribute it in Central Oregon.
They executed a search warrant during a late-night traffic stop on Highway 97, near Finley Butte Road, and say they found a commercial quantity of coke inside his pickup. Garcia was taken into custody on charges of Unlawful Possession of Cocaine and Attempted Delivery of a Controlled Substance.