Police: Meth dealers said cash came from faulty lottery game
Risa Holden-Collins and Justin Ray Harig face drugs charges after a meth bust Tuesday. By KVAL.com staffEUGENE, Ore. -- Police disrupted a drug deal in the parking lot of a grocery store Tuesday that led to methamphetamine charges against three people, including two who police say were dealing drugs near an elementary school -- and who were carrying cash they claimed came from exploiting faulty lottery machines. The Eugene Police Department said Thursday that on Sept. 1 detectives interrupted a drug deal in the parking lotof the Albertson's grocery store at 65 Division Ave in the Santa Clara/River Road area of Eugene, Ore. Police believe Christopher Lynn Dumont, 30, had driven from Canyonville to buy meth from Justin Ray Harig, 30, of Eugene, Ore. Detectives seized a large amount of methamphetamine and nearly $3,000 from Harig. After taking him into custody, detectives went to Harig’s residence near Spring Creek Elementary School. A female associate of Harig’s, Risa Holden-Collins, 27, of Eugene, arrived at the house. Police said Holden-Collins consented to a search of her property and that detectives discovered methamphetamine, drug sales paraphernalia, $3,600, a handgun and other weapons in her possession. Dumont was cited and released on suspicion of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. Harig was lodged at the Lane County Jail on suspicion of Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school, Delivery and Possession of Methamphetamine. Holden-Collins was cited on suspicion of Unlawful Manufacture, Delivery and Possession of Methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school and being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Both Harig and Holden-Collins told police the bulk of their cash came from exploiting a fault in lottery machines. Police said Holden-Collins described in detail the elaborate method she and others used to exploit these video poker machines. The Oregon Lottery reported that a glitch in video lottery machines in the Eugene-Springfield area had resulted in an abnormally high rate of payouts until the error was discovered. KVAL News does not yet know for sure whether the two incidents are connected. |
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