Investigation into an illegal marijuana organization by the South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team identified an individual at an address on Highway 101 in Bandon, as a suspect in the investigation that began last November.
On December 9th, South Coast Inter agency Narcotics Team Detectives applied for and were granted a search warrant for 50 year old Matthew Houglum’s Bandon residence.
On December 11th, 2024, a multi-jurisdictional operation including the Oregon State Police, the Bandon Police, the Coquille Police, the North Bend Police, the Coquille Tribal Police, Coos County Parole and Probation, and a U.S Coast Guard drone unit executed the search warrant and discovered that the suspect and other co-conspirators were found to have an illegal psilocybin mushroom lab, marijuana processing center, and an arsenal of firearms.
Under the Controlled Substance act, psilocybin is a schedule 1 substance, which also includes heroin, meth and LSD.
Charges regarding this case are pending, as it is an ongoing investigation.
