PRINEVILLE, OR -- A Prineville man faces a list of charges, following a drug bust in the Juniper Canyon area of Crook County. Detectives with the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team identified 60-year-old Charles McQuage as a suspected drug trafficker in late 2023. They believe he’s responsible for the distribution of meth and fentanyl around the area.

McQuage was arrested Thursday, during a traffic stop. In a search of his home, agents seized drugs, two pistols, a butane honey oil extraction lab (right), cash and additional evidence.

According to the Crook County District Attorney, there were four fentanyl overdoses in Prineville this week; two were fatal. 

McQuage is charged with:

• Unlawful Distribution of Methamphetamine
• Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine
• Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine
• Unlawful Distribution of Fentanyl
• Unlawful Manufacture of Fentanyl
• Unlawful Possession of Fentanyl
• Commercial Drug Offense (Enhancement)
• Felon in Possession of a Weapon (Firearm)
• Unlawful Manufacture of a Marijuana Item (BHO Lab)