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Search Warrant, Arrest Leads to Seizure of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 5, 2023
St. Helens, Ore. – In August 2023, the St. Helens Police Department received a tip regarding an individual that had been dealing substantial quantities of fentanyl in St. Helens. St. Helens officers and detectives began an investigation and identified the suspect as 45-year-old Nathan Rhoadarmer.
On September 3, 2023, the Columbia 911 Communications District received a call regarding drug activity at 51551 Columbia River Highway, Scappoose. A Scappoose Police Department sergeant responded to the location and identified one of the individuals as Nathan Rhoadarmer.
St. Helens officers responded to the location and executed a search warrant on Rhoadarmer's vehicle which led to Rhoadarmer’s arrest. Rhoadarmer was lodged at the Columbia County Jail for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Manufacture of a Controlled Substance, and Delivery of a Controlled Substance for both fentanyl and methamphetamine.
The search of Rhoadarmer's vehicle resulted in the seizure of 562 fentanyl pills, 27.3 grams of powder fentanyl, 9.2 grams of methamphetamine, and $1,863.36 in cash.
The St. Helens Police Department was assisted by the Scappoose Police Department in the arrest and seizure of the drugs.
If you have additional information regarding this case, please contact St. Helens Detective Dylan Gaston at 503-397-1521.
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For further information regarding this press release, please contact Communications Officer Crystal King at cking@sthelensoregon.gov.
