Portland Police Successfully Shut Down Open-Air Drug Market in Washington Center.

Portland police officers cleared out the Washington Center retail development, which had turned into an open-air fentanyl market in recent weeks. The police worked with contractors and the building’s owner to completely board up the property, including all of its alcoves and vestibules, as a deterrent to the rampant drug trafficking. The city created a “board-up plan” to secure doors and windows at the buildings, but it waited to act while negotiating with the owner. The owners of the property ultimately would figure out its future.