In a culmination of a months-long probe dubbed “Operation Eastbound and Down – The Last Chapter,” the King County Sheriff’s Office Precinct 4 Special Emphasis Team (SET) has struck a significant blow to the local arm of the Sinaloa Cartel, as documented in a social media post by the Burien Police Department.
The extensive investigation, which is a follow-up from the initial operation conducted in November 2025, led to the identification and subsequent arrest of a major regional supplier located in Lynnwood; this individual was a node in a larger network responsible for trafficking copious amounts of drugs through King, Snohomish, and Skagit counties, a meticulously executed operation outed an extensive drug ring, with the help of the indomitable K9 Quinn which led to the granting of a crucial search warrant…