PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A drug dealer active in the Portland area was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison, authorities said.
Bexon Javier Calix-Rivera was “a Honduran national unlawfully residing in Portland,” the U.S. Department of Justice said. The 21-year-old had multiple encounters and arrests with the Portland Police Bureau downtown for alleged drug dealing and other charges, stretching back to two years ago. On Thursday, Calix-Rivera was sentenced to 78 months in prison and four years of supervised release.
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Following a six-count indictment by a federal grand jury in Portland on June 11, 2024, on multiple drug trafficking and gun charges, Calix-Rivera ultimately pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl earlier this year.
On June 4, 2024, PPB officers saw Calix-Rivera carrying a hatchet, recognizing him from previous drug arrest encounters. He was once again engaging in “hand-to-hand drug transactions in downtown Portland,” the U.S. DOJ said…