DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Myrtle Creek woman was taken into custody on Tuesday after an investigation by the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) led detectives to believe that she was dealing in methamphetamine.

Laquita Twete (46) was detained after a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy carried out a traffic stop on her vehicle, and the agency’s K-9, Trapper, alerted him to the presence of a controlled substance in the vehicle. A search uncovered 87.1 grams of methamphetamine.

Following the stop, detectives served a search warrant at Twete’s home in the 300 block of Conrad Street. They reported finding an additional small amount of suspected meth, about 3.2 grams, along with a digital scale.

Twete was booked into the Douglas County Jail on multiple charges, including three count

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