Central Coast Drug Bust, July 20

News release Newport PD. On July 16, 2016 at 4:45 p.m., a Newport Police Officer observed Riley John Trivett, age 19, of South Beach, operating a vehicle in the Nye Beach area. After confirming Trivett did not have valid driving privileges, the Officer took enforcement action. Trivett was spotted entering the Newport Performing Arts Center parking lot, where he stopped his vehicle near the Pirate Park. The Officer conducted a traffic stop on Trivett at this location. As additional Newport Police Officers arrived on scene, they observed a passenger, later identified as Austin Robert Lancaster, age 23 of Siletz. The two Officers approaching Trivett’s vehicle from either side could see that Trivett was holding drug paraphernalia, and appeared to be in the process of ingesting narcotics. Despite the multiple police vehicles and lights, Trivett had not noticed the Officers until they gave him commands to put down the items. Trivett tried to conceal the items by throwing them towards the passenger. Officers observed the passenger conceal under his leg a small plastic baggy containing a white powdery substance. Trivett and Lancaster were detained while the vehicle was searched. The searched yielded a quantity of drugs, packaging material, digital scales, a large sum of US currency, and drug use paraphernalia. Both Trivett and Lancaster were arrested at the scene and transported to the Lincoln County Jail . They were lodged on the following charges. Trivett: Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance–Methamphetamine; two counts of Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance–Heroin; Unlawful Manufacture of Controlled Substance–Heroin; Unlawful Delivery of Controlled Substance–Heroin Lancaster: Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance-Methamphetamine. Bail was set at $500,000 for each of them.