A months-long drug trafficking investigation by the Seattle Police Department (SPD) narcotics detectives ended in the arrest of a 32-year-old convicted felon last week, SPD announced.
The SPD investigation began earlier this year while working on narcotics enforcement operations in downtown Seattle. SPD determined the suspect was a supplier for street-level drug dealers and started surveilling him.
Seattle drug trafficking investigation leads to arrest
Detectives conducted their surveillance on Aug. 20 at an apartment building in the 400 block of N.E. 165th Street in Shoreline.
According to the police report, detectives determined the area was “a safe harbor for illicit activity.” During the SPD surveillance, detectives found narcotics…