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Thurston County NTF made a record drug
seizure of 19.8 pounds of cocaine, 1 pound of black tar heroin, $120,000 in cash and three
firearms. The case started as a small purchase of methamphetamine from a drug dealer who
obtained the drug from another drug dealer. Follow up investigation resulted in additional
seizures. The secondary dealer was released on bail before the large seizure and is at
large.
On August 4, LEAD Task Force and DEA
interdicted a Fronteras Del Norte Bus in Toppenish. Five kilograms of cocaine were seized,
but no suspects were taken into custody. LEAD and WSP seized a kilogram of cocaine from
three suspects en route to Seattle in another interdiction on September 9.
RCMP agents were involved in a shoot out
with suspects pursued by U.S. authorities back into Canada. The suspects were in
possession of marijuana with a street value of $320,000. The Northern Border and Money
Laundering Task Forces are investigating organizations involved from separate incidents.
Tacoma Task Force recovered over 10
pounds of heroin and arrested four suspects in July. One suspect was charged with using
the family restaurant for laundering drug proceeds.
The Northern Border Task Force
apprehended a 67 year old suspect involved in the transport of cash from Vancouver, BC, to
Portland and Los Angeles and the return flow of cocaine to Canada. 15 kilos of cocaine
have been seized to date. A marijuana grow operation with 2000 plants and yielding 8
million dollars a year to supplement the purchase of cocaine was also seized. Follow up
investigation disclosed since 1997 the suspect had smuggled more than 25 cocaine loads all
between 10 and 25 kilos from the U.S. to Canada.
Inside this issue
Message from the Director
Meth is an Equal Opportunity Destroyer
Prevention / Treatment Update - General McCaffery visits
Puget Sound Treatment Projects
Watch Center Activity Report
NW HIDTA Training Schedule
Comings and Goings
Other HIDTA Newsletters
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