Two Seattle men are at the center of a Whatcom County drug trafficking case that prosecutors say funneled fentanyl and cocaine north, according to court records. The men were arrested in Seattle on March 25, booked into the Whatcom County Jail, then released after posting bail. Investigators say the probe, which began in early 2026, uncovered hundreds of grams of suspected narcotics and evidence pointing to street-level sales.
According to The Bellingham Herald, authorities seized about 741 grams of fentanyl, 222 grams of methamphetamine, 124 grams of cocaine and 13 grams of heroin during the investigation. They also reported roughly $7,667 in suspected drug proceeds, along with a digital scale and a notebook that investigators say was used to log drug deals. Court filings reviewed by the paper describe a series of controlled purchases of cocaine and fentanyl in February that helped build the case.
How the probe unfolded
The investigation was led by the Whatcom County Regional Drug Task Force, with backup from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bellingham office, as reported by Cascadia Daily News. Multiple agencies carried out search warrants in March while investigators traced suspected supply lines into the county, part of a broader push to cut off shipments believed to originate outside Whatcom County. Law enforcement sources say undercover buys and coordinated warrants were used to zero in on couriers and alleged suppliers.
Accused and alleged roles
Court records identify Arnulfo Emmanuel Chapa-Urgliles as an alleged courier and Dario Misacango Gutama as a dispatcher who, prosecutors say, took orders and sent couriers out to fill them, The Bellingham Herald reports. Prosecutors say officers met Chapa-Urgliles in Marysville to pay for and receive drugs, and that he acknowledged acting as a trafficker who followed instructions from a dispatcher. Both men were arrested in Seattle on March 25, then booked into the Whatcom County Jail and later released on bail, according to court filings.
Earlier takedowns and local context
Recent weeks have brought several large seizures as the regional task force tries to cut into the local supply. Those include a Federal Way search in early March that turned up about 33 pounds of suspected fentanyl pills and powder, according to a sheriff’s office statement covered by Whatcom News. Prosecutors say those earlier busts show the latest arrests are part of a wider network feeding product into Whatcom County…