Police reported a sting that took place on the intersections of Third Avenue and Pike Street, and Second Avenue and Bell Street. Seattle police arrested eight people and seized two guns and more than 130 grams of drugs in a three-hour span. The drug sting reportedly seized approximately: 65.8 grams of fentanyl pills and powder, 48.4 grams of methamphetamine, 16.4 grams of cocaine and crack cocaine, 4.2 grams of heroin, and $1,800 in cash after a drug bust.
Police in Downtown Seattle arrested four men and seized crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin. All four men were booked into the King County Jail for possession of narcotics with intent to distribute. This happened the same day as the eight initial arrests around the 200 block of Bell Street.
Police conducted a special operation focused on the intersections of 3rd Avenue and Pike Street, and 2nd Avenue and Bell Street. According to the Seattle Police Department, officers in the 300 block of Pike Street saw a man and woman make multiple drug deals around 1:15 p.m. As police approached the suspects to arrest them, the woman gave a pill bottle to another woman, whom police also arrested.
On the same day, a warrant suspect in the 1500 block of Third Avenue was stopped by police and found he had fentanyl, methamphetamine and a gun. Since he is a convicted felon, he is prohibited from possessing firearms. Police booked the man into the King County Jail for possession of narcotics with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of a firearm.
One of the men arrested was declined at the King County Jail for health reasons. It was reportedthat police took him to Harborview Medical Center. Due to staffing constraints, police couldn’t keep the man in custody for the duration of his treatment. He was released from the hospital.
