The Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement (MADGE) team arrested two people while making a large narcotics bust in the Eagle Point area late last week.
Last Thursday, MADGE detectives served a search warrant at a residence on Ponderosa Way following a two-month investigation into cocaine distribution. The investigation was initiated after multiple community complaints were received.
During execution of the warrant, investigators seized more than 100 grams of cocaine, eight firearms including "ghost guns", approximately $48,000 in cash, four vehicles and one motorcycle.
Two residents were placed into custody and lodged at the Jackson County Jail. Fifty-five-year-old Ulysses Timothy Chappel, III, was charged with Unlawful Manufacture, Possession and Delivery of Cocaine as well as Felon in Possession of a Firearm, while 52-year-old Stacy Lyn Cramer was also charged with Unlawful Manufacture, Possession and Delivery of Cocaine.
The MADGE team is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force that identifies, disrupts and dismantles local, multi-state and international drug trafficking organizations using an intelligence-driven and prosecutor-supported approach.
MADGE is comprised of members from the Medford Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Eagle Point Police Department, Oregon State Police, Jackson County District Attorney's Office, Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI. It's supported by the Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
