Drug Trafficking Investigation Leads to Arrest of Convicted Felon

Seattle police narcotics detectives arrested a 32-year-old man, and convicted felon last week following a monthslong drug trafficking investigation beginning earlier this year.

Detectives started their investigation while working narcotics enforcement operations in Downtown Seattle. They determined the suspect to be a supplier for street-level drug dealers, and they began surveilling him.

On Aug. 20, detectives conducted surveillance at an apartment building in the 400 block of Northeast 165th Street in Shoreline, WA. They found the area to be “a safe harbor for illicit activity,” according to the police report. During their surveillance of the suspect’s actions, detectives found narcotics.

Police submitted the drugs into evidence and continued their investigation. They did not arrest t