The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office says a series of recent operations by the Mid-Columbia Interagency Narcotics Task Force resulted in multiple arrests for possession and distribution of controlled substances.  Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office, operating as part of MINT, conducted a series of operations in recent weeks that resulted in the arrest of five people on controlled substance charges.  Three people were each arrested on possession and delivery charges in the city of Hood River, including delivery within 1,000 feet of a school.  A fourth was also arrested on possession and delivery charges in close proximity to a dance studio, and a fifth was arrested in Cascade Locks on possession and delivery charges, and was also listed as a fugitive from another state.  The Mid-Columbia Interagency Narcotics Task Force consists of detectives from the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office, The Dalles Police Department and the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office.  Anyone with information is encouraged to call the MINT Tipline at 541-296-1885.