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Drug Stash Left At Bend Hotel Leads To Two Arrests

BEND, OR -- Two Lincoln County men face a list of charges after a bag of drugs was found in their Bend hotel room. A La Quinta employee discovered the stash left behind, Sunday afternoon. Police say it contained more than a thousand fentanyl pills, 82 grams of fentanyl powder, 46 grams of tar heroin and six grams of meth, as well as digital scales and packaging material.

About two hours after the discovery, Richard Wescott called the hotel and said he’d come back for the missing luggage. Jeremy Boggs arrived a short time later to claim it, saying Wescott was in a parked vehicle across the street. The men each claimed the bag belonged to the other.

At the time of his arrest, Wescott had more than $1,600 in his wallet. He's charged with: Felon in possession of a restricted weapon, felony possession of a controlled substance, manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance x2, felony possession of heroin, manufacture of heroin, delivery of heroin, possession of methamphetamine. Boggs is accused of: In-state warrant, felony possession of a controlled substance, manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance x2, felony possession of heroin, manufacture of heroin, delivery of heroin, possession of methamphetamine. 

 

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