Homeless Roseburg Man Arrested for Dealing in Methamphetamine

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A homeless Roseburg man was arrested on Monday by the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) for the unlawful possession, delivery, and manufacture of methamphetamine. He was arrested and is in the Douglas County Jail.

According to a news release from DINT, the narcotics team usually only focuses on high-level cases but will step in for situations with potential for high impact on communities.

DINT says that it had recently received information from several sources about a man called Eric ‘Gimmick’ Ray who lives in a tent at a Roseburg homeless encampment known as ‘The Point’ near the 300 block on Winchester Street.

According to information received, ‘Gimmick’ was regularly selling meth to homeless people living in the encampment.

DINT officers visited ‘Gimmick’ at his tent on Monday and uncovered meth and meth paraphernalia.

DINT Took Possession of More Than 60g of Methamphetamine

According to the news release, detectives took possession of a bag of meth weighing 24 grams (about one ounce) and 24 individually wrapped plastic bags weighing 36.5 grams of suspected meth.

DINT said the small individually wrapped bags appeared to have been packaged and pre-weighed in preparation for sale. Detectives also found a set of digital scales.