Crime & Safety
Shoreline Home Raided In Major Regional Drug Bust
Local and federal police recovered guns, cash, and thousands of oxycodone and fentanyl pills in the raids this week.
SHORELINE, WA — Seattle police and Drug Enforcement Agency agents raided homes in Shoreline and Mountlake Terrace on Thursday in a bust of a major local drug trafficking ring.
The raids were the result of a months-long investigation, according to police. Three people were arrested and jailed on various weapons and drug charges after police found loads of opioids, guns, and methamphetamine in the homes.
According to Seattle police, officers seized:
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- 69,000 oxycodone and fentanyl pills
- 3.86 kilograms of heroin
- 8.8.2 kilograms of heroin
- 1.42 pound of cocaine
- $113,000 in cash
- A rifle, handgun, and a bulletproof vest
During the raid, a man in one of the homes tried to escape by jumping out a second-story window, but he was captured. The home raided in Shoreline was along the 16700 block of Whitman Avenue North - right between Aurora Avenue North and the Richmond Highland Recreation Center.
We will update this story as soon as more details are available.
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