Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team busts meth dealer in Prineville

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 65-year-old Prineville man, Rocky Lee Klein, was arrested Tuesday, May 12, 2026, on SE Juniper Canyon Road on suspicion of selling methamphetamine. He faces charges of unlawful delivery and possession of methamphetamine and driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII).

The arrest followed a short-term investigation by the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team and the Prineville Police Department. The investigation determined Klein was distributing large amounts of methamphetamine in the Prineville area.

Prineville Police officers conducted a traffic stop on Klein's 1999 green Toyota Tacoma at approximately 10:45 a.m. on May 12.

Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Drug Detection K9 Dozer was deployed during the stop and alerted to the odor of drugs in the vehicle. Officers obtained a search warrant and found approximately 1.5 pounds of methamphetamine, a scale and drugs packaged for sale during the subsequent search of the vehicle.

During the traffic stop, officers also conducted a DUII investigation and determined Klein was driving while impaired. He was lodged at the Crook County Jail on the charges.

The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force. It is supported by the Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program and includes the Bend Police Department, Deschutes County Sheriff's Office, Redmond Police Department, Prineville Police Department, Crook County Sheriff's Office, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Madras Police Department, Ore. State Police, Sunriver Police Department, Black Butte Police Department, United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Warm Springs Tribal Police Department, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson County District Attorney's, and the Oregon National Guard.

The Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program is a counterdrug grant program sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). It coordinates and provides funding resources to multi-agency drug enforcement task forces to disrupt or dismantle local, multi-state and international drug trafficking organizations.