Attorney General Merrick Garland praises Oregon prosecutions of drug dealers, gang leaders and fraudsters

Attorney General Merrick B. Garlandon praised Oregon’s federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies’ collaborations and efforts to increase public safety Friday morning.

Garland has been traveling around the country, stopping at every U.S. attorney’s office. He is nearing the end of his term as head of the U.S. Department of Justice, which coincided with his visit to Portland. In March 2021, he took the oath of office as the country’s attorney general.

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