MADGE seizes over 50 lbs. of meth & fentanyl within 2 days

MEDFORD, Ore.- The Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement (MADGE) team seizes over 50 pounds of meth and fentanyl within two days.

Earlier this month, MADGE conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle heading north on I5.

After serving a search warrant, 32 pounds of methamphetamine and close to 4.5 pounds of fentanyl was recovered.

Then, two days later, a Medford K9 alerted on the vehicle of two suspects of an ongoing investigation.

17 pounds of methamphetamine was recovered, and 48-year-old Pasqual Padilla was arrested on charges related to distribution of a controlled substance.

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NBC5 News Reporter Lauren Pretto grew up in Livermore, California and attended University of California, Santa Cruz, graduating with a double major in Film/Digital Media and Literature with a concentration in Creative Writing. Lauren is a lover of books, especially Agatha Christie and Gothic novels. When her nose isn't buried in a book, she knits, bakes, and writes.
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