Alleged Drug Dealer Used Messaging Service To Lure Minors
(Portland, OR) -- A Gresham man faces federal charges for allegedly selling drugs to minors. Federal prosecutors say 31-year-old Timothy Monahan used the encrypted messaging service called Telegram to advertise and sell illegal drugs. That included cocaine, LSD, ketamine, magic mushrooms, and marijuana. A search of Monahan's home illegal drugs, packaging materials, scales, loaded guns, and more than 106-thousand dollars in cash. He admitted to operating the Telegram accounts and for exchanging drugs for sex or sexually explicit photos.



