Police arrest 8, seize drugs and guns in downtown Seattle operation

SEATTLE — Seattle police arrested eight folks and seized two weapons and greater than 130 grams of medicine in a three-hour span throughout an operation in downtown Seattle on Saturday.

The operation centered on the intersections of Third Avenue and Pike Avenue, and Second Avenue and Bell Avenue.

In response to the Seattle Police Division, officers within the 300 block of Pike Avenue noticed a person and lady make a number of drug offers round 1:15 p.m. As police went to arrest them, the lady gave a capsule bottle to a different lady, whom police additionally arrested.

Police stated the lady who was making drug offers had powdered fentanyl, methamphetamine, and a gun. She was arrested and booked into the King County Jail for possession of narcotics with intent to distribute. Police additionally requested costs for illegal carrying of a hid weapon.

The drugs within the bottle had been fentanyl drugs, police stated. The second lady was additionally booked for possession of narcotics with intent to distribute.

The person had methamphetamine, fentanyl drugs, fentanyl powder, and several other bank cards that didn’t belong to him, together with one which was reported stolen in Seattle in late 2022. The person was arrested for possession of narcotics with intent to distribute and possession of stolen property.

The person was declined on the King County Jail for well being causes, so police took him to Harborview Medical Heart. Because of staffing constraints, police couldn’t preserve the person in custody in the course of his remedy. He was launched on the hospital.

Fifteen minutes after these three suspects had been arrested, an officer noticed a warrant suspect within the 1500 block of Third Avenue. Police stopped him and located he had fentanyl, methamphetamine and a gun. Since he’s a convicted felon, he’s prohibited from possessing firearms. Police booked the person into the King County Jail for possession of narcotics with intent to distribute and illegal possession of a firearm.

Round 3:45 p.m., officers across the 200 block of Bell Avenue noticed 4 males making a number of drug offers. Police stated it appeared the lads had been working collectively. Police arrested all 4 males and seized crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin. All 4 males had been booked into the King County Jail for possession of narcotics with intent to distribute.

In complete, police seized roughly:

• 65.8 grams of fentanyl drugs and powder
• 48.4 grams of methamphetamine
• 16.4 grams of cocaine and crack cocaine
• 4.2 grams of heroin
• $1,800 in money.

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