Two Klamath Falls meth dealers sentenced to prison
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The following is a press release from the Klamath Falls City Police.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - In recent weeks two Klamath Falls men pled guilty to the distribution of methamphetamine among other charges.
On January 5, 2023, Jason Alexander Gaskill, 52, pled guilty to Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
Gaskill was sentenced to state prison for 66 months.
Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (BINET) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) initially arrested Gaskill in 2021 where over 500 grams of methamphetamine were seized along with a loaded handgun and a large amount of U.S. Currency.
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On December 14, 2022, Kenneth Wayne Haddock, 53, pled guilty to multiple counts of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Delivery of Methamphetamine.
Haddock was sentenced to 60 months in state prison.
BINET originally served a search warrant on Haddock in Klamath Falls in 2020 where approximately a pound of methamphetamine was seized along with multiple firearms.
BINET again served a search warrant on Bly Mountain in October 2022 where dealer amounts of methamphetamine and multiple firearms were seized. Kenneth was arrested again and lodged in the Klamath County Jail.
The Oregon State Police Special Weapons and Tactics team (SWAT) served both warrants on Haddock and Gaskill.
The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assisted with the investigations.
BINET continues to work with numerous agencies and other drug enforcement teams to focus investigations on these high-level drug traffickers operating in the Klamath Falls area.
Anyone with information regarding the distribution of dangerous drugs within Klamath County is encouraged to call the Klamath Falls Police Department Anonymous Tip Line at (541) 883-5334 or the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line at (541) 850-5380.