Federal authorities have indicted 13 people -- all from Western Washington -- for involvement in an alleged drug trafficking ring.
Federal authorities have indicted 13 people — all from Western Washington — for involvement in an alleged drug trafficking ring. Ten of the 13 have been arrested and are currently in custody, as of Tuesday night.
The 10 people in custody have been accused of bringing “large loads” of fentanyl, methamphetamine and other drugs to our region. The Drug Enforcement Agency led the wide-ranging investigation alongside agents from the FBI, ATF, Border Patrol and local authorities from Seattle, Oregon and California“These defendants were brazenly bringing large loads of drugs to western Washington and didn’t hesitate to arm themselves with high-powered firearms,” U.S. Attorney Gorman said in a.
The DEA found some of them allegedly continued trafficking the drugs after they were already caught when they were pulled over in Oregon and Washington. In total, authorities seized 130 pounds of fentanyl pills, 178 pounds of meth and more than 50 pounds of cocaine. More than 50 guns were confiscated alongside the drugs. Among the weapons was a rifle and a submachine gun.
Of the 10 arrested, just one person — Neldin Licona Rivera of Seattle — is older than 30. The other nine arrested ranged from 19 to 26 years of age.“Drugs and guns are a dangerous combination and this group had large amounts of both, posing a grave threat to Western Washington,” David Reames, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Seattle Field Division, said.
The man King County prosecutors said killed a chef at the Capitol Hill Link light rail station, had his first court appearance.A Seattle federal court jury has convicted a 39-year-old citizen of India for abusive sexual contact with a minor on a flight.SPD responded to a street"takeover" in Queen Anne last Saturday, only to be subjected to several"donuts" from one of the participating drivers.
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