SEATTLE — A Mexican citizen who previously lived in Kent will be spending the next 10 years in prison for drug trafficking.
Ramon Duarte Garcia was arrested in June 2024 after a nearly four-year drug investigation. Between 2020 and June 2024, investigators seized more than 32 kilograms of cocaine, 14 kilograms of methamphetamine, 83,000 fentanyl-laced pills, 3 kilograms of heroin, and 1 kilogram of fentanyl powder, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
“In this investigation, federal and state investigators worked from the streets of Seattle to drug suppliers in Mexico and Colombia,” said acting U.S. Attorney Miller. “Repeat stops by law enforcement did not stop this defendant as he brought large loads of narcotics to our community. Significant prison time is needed to stop his trafficking.”…