(Portland, OR) -- A Portland drug dealer with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to ten years in federal prison after being caught transporting drugs to Central Oregon. In 2021, Bend Police were tipped that Jason Melcado was traveling to Bend with a load of illegal drugs. They arrested him and searched his vehicle. They found nearly a thousand fentanyl pills, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine along with a pistol that had the serial number etched off. Melcado pleaded guilty of possession with intent to distribute.