Eugene SWAT arrest nets stolen firearm, fentanyl from suspected dealer

EUGENE, Ore. – Investigators arrested a man and recovered a stolen gun and fentanyl from an RV on Airport Road on Sunday, according to the Eugene Police Department.

EPD officials said that, earlier this month, Eugene police received information that Jacob Carrier, 44, was selling drugs out of an RV parked on the 29000 block of Airport Road. On Oct. 12, the Street Crimes Unit served a search warrant. Because of a variety of safety factors, the SWAT team secured the location and took Carrier into custody. The Street Crimes Unit recovered a stolen handgun inside the RV, as well as a spring-assisted knife, more than $1,500 in cash, fentanyl, digital scales and drug packaging.

Carrier was booked into the Lane County Jail on charges of being a felon in possession of a gun, being a felon in possession of a restricted weapon, theft by receiving, unlawful manufacture of fentanyl, unlawful delivery of fentanyl and unlawful possession of fentanyl. The Street Crimes Unit is funded by the Community Safety Payroll Tax and works with communities to help solve issues…

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