SALEM, Ore. — On April 6, 2026, at approximately 11:43 p.m., detectives from the Strategic Investigations Unit arrested Luis Montes-Jimenez, 39, of Gresham, following a narcotics investigation on Mission Street SE.
During the investigation, officers contacted Montes-Jimenez, who was driving a vehicle at the time. A search warrant was obtained for the vehicle, and during the subsequent search, approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine was located concealed in the vehicle.
On April 7, 2026, detectives received additional information that led them to a motel room near I-5 and rented by the suspect, where they seized an additional 17 pounds of methamphetamine in connection with this investigation.
Montes-Jimenez was lodged at Marion County Jail on charges of Unlawful Delivery and Possession of Methamphetamine.
The investigation is ongoing, and further inquiries should be directed to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office.
In 2025 and to date in 2026, the Strategic Investigations Unit, in partnership with the ATF, FBI, DEA through a Safe Streets Task Force, has seized nearly 150 pounds of Methamphetamine, and multiple pounds of other illicit drugs, to include 18 pounds of Fentanyl in both powder and pill form.
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