PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Federal agents in Washington seized over 300 pounds of drugs from homes in the Tri-Cities on Tuesday, making it the largest bust in district history, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Seattle division.
DEA agents executed federal search warrants at multiple locations in the Tri-Cities, which authorities said were based on an ongoing investigation into Amador Sanchez and several others.
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The investigation found Sanchez used those locations to “facilitate and conceal his illegal activities,” DEA Seattle said.
Further, Sanchez was on a federal supervised release from a previous drug trafficking conviction.
Officials said the search yielded over 200 pounds of methamphetamine, over 164 pounds of powdered fentanyl, more than 5 pounds of cocaine, as well as $2 million in cash and 16 firearms…