Nevada man used Tualatin beauty salon to launder millions in drug trafficking proceeds

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Nevada man pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to heading an Oregon-based drug trafficking organization, then laundering millions in profits through a Washington County business, authorities said.

Luis Antonio Beltran Arredondo was a Mexican national "unlawfully" living in North Las Vegas when he led a drug trafficking ring that brought pounds of heroin, fentanyl and meth into Oregon, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

15 years later...