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01/14/2008
A California man was arrested in Salem for trying to transport Oxycontin on the train.
James T. Jones of Modesto was arrested today just before the train arrived in Salem. Police say he was using Amtrak to transport Oxycontin tablets from Modesto to Seattle, Wash.
He had more than 1,700 tablets of the drug, which can be sold for $22 to $60 each on the street.
The 29 year-old was transported to the Marion County Correctional Facility on charges of delivery and possession of the controlled substance.
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