La Pine-area raid by Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Team turns up grow; owner cited
Barney Lerten
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A La Pine-area man was cited for an illegal marijuana grow that was seized in a raid late last week.
Here’s a news release issued late Monday by Bend Police Lt. Mike Landolt of the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) Team:
Press Release Information:
On August 14th, 2025, at approximately 8:30 AM, Detectives with the Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement (DCIMME) Team executed a search warrant in the 52000 block of Bridge Drive in the La Pine area. This concluded a long-term investigation into Aaron Loosli, who was manufacturing an illegal marijuana grow outside of State licensing guidelines.
There are very strict guidelines regarding the marijuana plants that are allowed and how excess marijuana is distributed. This investigation revealed Aaron Loosli did not follow the guidelines; no additional information will be released regarding these crimes.
Detectives dismantled the illegal marijuana grow, and Loosli was criminally cited for the above-mentioned crimes.
Detectives were assisted by the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) Team and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives were also assisted by Deschutes County Code Enforcement and Oregon Water Resources, both agencies noted numerous violations including illegal water use, and electrical & structural permitting violations.
Criminal complaints contain only charges; defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Current Date: August 18th, 2025
Date of Incident: August 14th, 2025
Case #: 25-44314
Incident: Drug Detectives serve search warrant and seize marijuana plants
Location: 52000 block of Bridge Drive, La Pine OR
Arrested: Aaron Wayne Loosli, 50 years old
Charges: ORS 475.349(3)(b)(A) – Unlawful Manufacture of marijuana >12 plants
ORS 475C.345- Attempted Delivery of marijuana
The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force supported by the Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program and the following Central Oregon law enforcement agencies: Bend Police Department, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Redmond Police Department, Prineville Police Department, Crook County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Madras Police Department, Oregon State Police, Sunriver Police Department, Black Butte Police Department, United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Warm Springs Tribal Police Department, Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson County District Attorney’s, and the Oregon National Guard.
The Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program is an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) sponsored counterdrug grant program that coordinates and provides funding resources to multi-agency drug enforcement task forces to disrupt or dismantle local, multi-state and international drug trafficking organizations.