Overview
- During the Dec. 17 raid, deputies seized 214 pounds of methamphetamine, five pounds of heroin, and $89,780 in suspected drug proceeds valued at roughly $2 million.
- The action, titled Operation Eastbound and Down: The Last Chapter, resulted in one suspect booked into Snohomish County Jail on $1 million bail.
- Investigators say the supplier moved drugs to dealers across King, Snohomish, and Skagit counties, and KCSO K9 Quinn marked a 30th deployment in the case.
- Since November, the initiative has produced six arrests and seized about 296 pounds of meth, 22 pounds of fentanyl powder, more than $229,000 in cash, and a vehicle.
- Officials describe a coordinated push to curb cartel-linked trafficking in the region, with the U.S. Attorney citing the toll from fentanyl, cocaine, meth, and heroin, and prior reporting noting a separate November seizure of 100,000 fentanyl pills and 34 guns.