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Man Faces Drug Charges After Huge Oxycontin Bust

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by Kenneth McGrath, KHQ Producer - email

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Washington state man is facing drug charges after Oregon State Police troopers seized Oxycontin pills worth $660,000 during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 near Ashland.

Charles Edwards of Tacoma, Wash., was charged with possession, manufacture and delivery of synthetic drugs after troopers stopped a pickup truck driver for speeding Friday morning.

Police said about 8,000 of the pills were hidden inside the truck.

A state police spokesman, Sgt. Steve Mitchell, called it a large-scale seizure for a drug that sells for up to $80 a pill.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration website describes Oxycontin as an opiate-based narcotic used to treat moderate to severe pain.

      
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