U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized than 80 pounds of suspected cocaine and fentanyl at the Blue Water Bridge Friday. Blue Water Bridge Drug Bust
Portland, Oregon – A suspected drug trafficker is facing federal charges after Oregon State Police seized more than 60 pounds of powdered fentanyl during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 near Albany earlier this month.
Jose Ivan Iribe Camorlinga, 46, a Mexican national unlawfully residing in Oakland, California, has been charged by criminal complaint with possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. According to court documents, Iribe Camorlinga was pulled over on May 20, 2025, while driving a vehicle registered in his name.
During the stop, an Oregon State Police trooper searched the vehicle’s trunk and discovered two large bags containing 25 vacuum-sealed packages of fentanyl. The drugs were later confirmed to total more than 60 pounds of powdered fentanyl, a quantity authorities describe as “extraordinarily dangerous.”
Iribe Camorlinga was arrested at the scene and transferred into the custody of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He appeared in federal court on Wednesday before a U.S. Magistrate Judge and was ordered to be detained pending further court proceedings.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid estimated to be between 80 to 100 times more potent than morphine and up to 50 times more potent than heroin. Even a dose as small as three milligrams—a few grains—can be fatal to the average adult. The Drug Enforcement Administration has warned that the proliferation of illicit fentanyl has contributed significantly to overdose deaths across the United States, including a sharp rise in fatalities in Oregon.
The DEA is currently leading the investigation into Iribe Camorlinga’s alleged drug trafficking activities. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul T. Maloney is prosecuting the case for the District of Oregon.
Officials have not disclosed the suspected origin or intended destination of the fentanyl shipment. Still, law enforcement agencies have long identified Interstate 5 as a central trafficking corridor for narcotics moving between Mexico, California, and the Pacific Northwest.
A criminal complaint is only an accusation, and Iribe Camorlinga is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
With the scale and lethality of fentanyl distribution posing an increasing threat to public safety, this case underscores the urgency of ongoing federal and state efforts to disrupt the flow of dangerous opioids into Oregon communities.
