An Oregon resident, Dominick Jeffrey Aragon, 32, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for attempting to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute. The cocaine was purchased through the dark web.
Court documents show that in February 2025, the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) task force intercepted a package addressed to Aragon’s home containing about one ounce of cocaine. The following month, authorities intercepted another parcel destined for the same address with two ounces of cocaine. The investigation continued into April 2025, when two more parcels addressed to Aragon at an acquaintance’s residence were seized; these also contained controlled substances.
At the time of these incidents, Aragon was on federal supervised release after serving a previous 15-month sentence for distributing cocaine.
Aragon pleaded guilty on September 29, 2025, to attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
The case was investigated by USPIS and RADE. Prosecutors John C. Brassell, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, and Olivia Mendez, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon handled the prosecution.
RADE is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force that receives support from the Oregon-Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program. Members include personnel from Oregon State Police, Grants Pass Police Department, Josephine County Probation & Parole, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The HIDTA program is sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy and provides resources and coordination for multi-agency drug enforcement operations.
