Drugs Press Releases
3/13/09 SHANNON
LEADER OF CANADIAN DRUG SMUGGLING ORGANIZATION GETS 20 YEAR PRISON TERM
Coconspirator Describes How Shannon “Hired and Fired” and “Provided Product”3/10/09 GUTIERREZ-BARAJAS
KELSO MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG TRAFFICKING
Distributed Meth and Cocaine in Southwest Washington3/6/09 MARTINEZ
TACOMA MAN CONVICTED IN LARGEST EVER HEROIN BUST
More than 22 Kilos of Heroin Seized in Tacoma Home3/3/09 GUTIERREZ-BARAJAS
KALAMA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING
Defendant had a Half Kilo of Meth Hidden in Secret Wall Compartment2/27/09 LUNA-LARA
YAKIMA RESIDENT INDICTED IN COCAINE DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY
Mexican National Arrested in California with 8 Kilos of Cocaine2/27/09 MENDOZA-VIRRUETA
MEXICAN NATIONAL WITH MULTIPLE FIREARMS PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG CRIME
Repeat Offender had Seven Firearms at Two Vancouver Residences2/23/09 COPADO-NIETO
MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Repeat Offender Led Group Bringing Multiple Pounds of Methamphetamine to Northwest2/18/09 HERNANDEZ
VANCOUVER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING2/12/09 VALENCIA-REUVELTA
MEXICAN NATIONAL FOUND GUILTY OF DRUG AND GUN CRIMES
Defendant Arrested in SW Washington Home with Marijuana and Firearms2/6/09 FJERSTAD
MUKILTEO MAN CONVICTED OF DEALING METHAMPHETAMINE
“Mukilteo Mike” Sold Drugs from his Home and Seattle Business1/15/09 GUTIERREZ-OROZCO
SIXTEEN ARRESTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY IN SKAGIT COUNTY
Ring Distributed Kilo Quantities of Cocaine and Heroin1/12/09 GASTELUM-INZUNZA
AUBURN RESIDENT SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR MANAGING DRUG DISTRIBUTION RING
Distributed Kilo Sized Quantities of Cocaine from South Seattle Apartment1/7/09 BARRERA
LACENTER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO METHAMPHETAMINE CONSPIRACY
Plea Agreement Calls for 13 Year Prison Sentence12/24/08 RHEE
RENTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTING METHAMPHETAMINE PRODUCTION CHEMICAL12/18/08 JASSAL
INDO-CANADIAN CONVICTED IN CONSPIRACY TO SMUGGLE ECSTACY AND MARIJUANA12/16/08 THOMAS
WASHOUGAL MAN IMPRISONED FOR SCHEMING TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE CHEMICAL
Defendant Distributed Chemical Shipped by Korean Pharmacy12/5/08 CALDWELL
ADMITTED GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO 11+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUG AND WEAPONS CRIMES
Everett Man has Lengthy Criminal History11/25/08 POTTER
BREMERTON MAN CONVICTED OF DRUG AND GUN CRIMES
Defendant had Meth, Loaded Guns and $40,000 in his Garage11/21/08 KILCUP
LEADERS OF COCAINE DISTRIBUTION RING SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERMS
Family Members Each Get More than a Dozen Years in Prison11/10/08 TIDMORE
COMPTON CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Drugs Sent By Mail11/3/08 OPERATION PINK TIGER
FINAL DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN FIRST PHASE OF “OPERATION PINK TIGER”Lengthy Prison Term for Leader of Cocaine, Heroin, and Methamphetamine Distribution Ring10/31/08 CEJA-GOMEZ
VIOLENT DRUG OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON
Mexican National Had a Kilo of Highly Pure Meth and Semi-Auto Firearms10/24/08 SMITH
KELSO MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING10/24/08 TARRER
VIOLENT FELON SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Pierce County Man was Awaiting Retrial on Murder Charge when Arrested10/21/08 MITCHELL
SEATTLE FELON CONVICTED OF METH AND COCAINE DISTRIBUTION
Defendant Tried to Claim He was “Licensed” by Police10/17/08 SANTOS-MORALEZ
MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN PRISON FOR DEALING THREE POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE
Defendant Used Juvenile to Assist in Drug Deal10/10/08 SILVA
ARMED METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 11+ YEARS IN PRISON
Mexican National Had Prior Drug Conviction and had been Deported9/26/08 SANTOS-ROJAS
FEDS SEIZE 20 KILOS OF COCAINE; TAKE DOWN MAJOR DRUG DISTRIBUTION RING - More Than A Dozen People Charged Federally in Year-long Wiretap Investigation9/22/08 SARATE-MECINA
TACOMA MAN GETS TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Defendant had Previous Assault Conviction for Pulling a Gun on a Tacoma Police Officer9/22/08 PIMPLETON
SEATTLE REPEAT OFFENDER GETS 10+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR GUN AND DRUG CRIMES - Felon had Crack Cocaine, Loaded Firearm when Stopped by Police9/11/08 AGUILAR-CANCHE
KALAMA RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON IN CONNECTION WITH DRUG DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY
Defendant was Still Wearing Electronic Monitoring Bracelet from Nebraska at Arrest9/5/08 LOPEZ
PUYALLUP PHARMACY ROBBER SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT
Oxycodone Addict Hit Multiple Area Pharmacies8/19/08 GAIN
INTERNET PRESCRIPTION WEB SITE EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO ACQUIRING DRUGS BY SUBTERFUGE7/31/08 LEVITT/KERST
SEATTLE PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST PLEAD GUILTY TO UNLAWFUL DIVERSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Hydrocodone Repeatedly Abused By Medical Professionals7/11/08 MENDEZ-MAYA
TACOMA MAN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON IN CONNECTION WITH DRUG DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY - Defendant’s Home Contained Large Quantities of Heroin and Cocaine6/19/08 DUDAS
CANADIAN DRUG IMPORTER PLEADS GUILTY TO MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING6/6/08 PHATHANASACK
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON GANG MEMBER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR COCAINE DEALING - Defendant Faces Additional Charges in Oregon for Continued Dealing6/2/08 BOYD
MONROE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PHARMACY ROBBERY
Bellevue Rite-Aid Targeted5/29/08 PARRIS
PHYSICIANS PLEAD GUILTY TO UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Oxycodone and Demerol Abused5/23/08 PEREZ-HERNANDEZ
MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERM FOR METHAMPHETAMINE AND HEROIN TRAFFICKING - Organized Criminal Ring Targeted in "Operation Methopotamia"5/15/08 LOPEZ
SUMNER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PHARMACY ROBBERIES - Oxycodone Targeted5/9/08 OPERATION PINK TIGER
"OPERATION PINK TIGER" NETS SIXTEEN ARRESTS, 18+ KILOS COCAINE, AND $240,000+ CASH - Ten Month Investigation of Cocaine, Heroin, and Methamphetamine Distribution Ring5/8/08 BOSCHEE
MARIJUANA TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON - Defendant Forfeits $3.3 million in Cash Collected For Distributing Marijuana4/25/08 GONZALEZ-MARTINEZ
PROLIFIC METH DISTRIBUTOR GETS SEVEN YEAR PRISON TERM - Judge Admonishes Mexican National Not to Return to U.S. Following Deportation4/25/08 SANCHEZ-VASQUEZ
FORMER COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SENTENCED TO 13+ YEARS IN PRISON FOR LEADING DRUG DISTRIBUTION RING - Mexican National Had $1.2 Million in Cash, 26 Kilos of Heroin and Cocaine at Time of Arrest4/25/08 THOMAS
WASHOUGAL MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN CONNECTION WITH SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON INVESTIGATION4/23/08 OPERATION GREEN REAPER
FEDS TARGET SUPPLIERS AND FINANCIERS OF BOURGEONING INDOOR MARIJUANA GROWS - Garden Supply Companies, Mortgage Broker Searched; Indictments Returned4/21/08 BUNKER
GOVERNMENT INFORMANT PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN CONNECTION WITH SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON INVESTIGATION4/9/08 KING
OREGON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ACQUIRING DRUGS BY SUBTERFUGE - Oxycodone Acquired Via The Internet3/28/08 FARIAS MENDOZA
HOQUIAM RESIDENT SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR METH DEALING - Mexican National Faces Deportation, Forfeiture of Home for Drug Conviction3/26/08 NGUYEN
SEATTLE WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR RUNNING WEB OF MARIJUANA GROWS - Woman Ran One Grow that was Scene of Double Murder3/26/08 LEWIS
SEATTLE MAN SENTENCED TO 151 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK COCAINE IN SEATTLE3/20/08 FIFTEEN INDICTED
FIFTEEN INDICTED ON GUN AND DRUG CRIMES - ATF Violent Gang Task Force Seize Guns, Drugs in Early Morning Sweep2/15/08 VILLARREAL
BURIEN METH DEALER SENTENCED TO SIX AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON - Mexican National Dealt Highly Pure "Ice" Methamphetamine2/8/08 MENDEZ-SANCHEZ
LEADER OF LARGE SKAGIT COUNTY DRUG RING SENTENCED TO TWENTY YEARS IN PRISON - Conviction Followed Year-long Undercover Investigation of Large Poly-drug Ring1/31/08 CARTER
LONGVIEW WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING - Repeated Local Arrests and Pending Charges Failed to Deter Defendant2/1/08 LANCASTER
SILVERDALE WOMAN SENTENCED FOR DIVERTING NARCOTICS FROM BREMERTON NURSING HOME - Registered Nurse Stole and Distributed Hydrocodone and Other Drugs1/28/08 CASTRO-OCHOA
HIGH LEVEL MEMBER OF SKAGIT COUNTY DRUG RING SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON - Defendant one of More Than 40 Arrested Following Lengthy Wire-Tap Investigation1/25/08 SANCHEZ-VASQUEZ
DRUG DEALER WHO ONCE CALLED HIMSELF "UNTOUCHABLE" PLEADS GUILTY - Former Student at Cascadia Community College Faces Lengthy Prison Term for Leading Local Drug Ring1/17/08 MENDEZ-SANCHEZ
MEXICAN NATIONAL CONVICTED AS LEADER OF LARGE SKAGIT COUNTY DRUG RING - Conviction Follows Year-long Undercover Investigation of Large Poly-drug Ring1/15/08 LEE
SEATTLE MAN SENTENCED TO LENGTHY PRISON TERM FOR REPEATED DRUG TRAFFICKING1/11/08 WALMSLEY
PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTOR SENTENCED IN CONNECTION WITH PHARMACY BURGLARY SCHEME - Search of Defendants Home Reveals Drugs and Guns1/11/08 STEWART-JONES
THREE MEN SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERMS FOR OPEN AIR DRUG MARKET IN CENTRAL SEATTLE - Father, Son and Associate Dealt Crack Cocaine From the Front Yard of Central Area Home1/4/08 CARTER
VANCOUVER MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING - Drugs and Cash Seized at Defendant's Home12/14/07 PARA-BUSTAMONTE
BATTLEGROUND MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING12/13/07 JAMES
PRINCIPAL PHARMACY BURGLAR AND DRUG DISTRIBUTOR PLEAD GUILTY - Snohomish County Man Admits Involvement in Eight Pharmacy Burglaries12/10/07 MARLER
SEATTLE MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ECSTASY DEALING - Defendant Dealt Ecstasy From Northeast Seattle Home12/7/07 CADORETTE
THREE INDICTED FOR EFFORTS TO SMUGGLE MORE THAN $1 MILLION OF ECSTASY INTO U.S. - One Canadian and Two Americans Linked to Cache of 52,000 Tablets11/19/07 WAGEMAN
PHARMACY OWNER PLEADS GUILTY TO UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUGS - Diverted Prescription Drugs for Own Use and for Disbribution to Others11/16/07 REYES-RODRIGUEZ
TACOMA RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUG AND GUN CRIMES - Mexican National Attempted to Buy Meth Ingredients from Undercover Officer and Confidential Informant11/16/07 SILVA-CHAVEZ
FINAL DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON IN "OPERATION DRY ICE" - Mexican National Lead Ring that Disbributed Large Amount of Meth, Cocaine and Heroin11/16/07 BARRIENTES
VIOLENT GANG LEADER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR GUN AND DRUG CHARGES - Defendant Ran Violent Drug Distribution Ring from SeaTac Compound11/15/07 RUBIO-PEREZ
PASCO RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTING METHAMPHETAMINE - Mexican National Delivered Pound Quantities of Highly Pure Meth to Southwest Washington11/7/07 LANCASTER
SILVERDALE WOMAN ADMITS STEALING NARCOTICS FROM BREMERTON NURSING HOME - Registered Nurse Used and Sold Hydrocodone, and Other Drugs10/10/07 CARTER
VANCOUVER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO COCAINE TRAFFICKING - Search leads to Drugs and Cash at Defendant's Home10/4/07 BACUS
STANWOOD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PHARMACY ROBBERY - Multiple Pharmacies Targeted10/4/07 MACALALAD
KELSO WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN SW WASHINGTON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE NETWORK - Defendant Admits She Illegally Sold Oxycodone10/2/07 THOMAS
LONGVIEW MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN SW WASHINGTON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE NETWORK - Defendant Admits he Illegally Sold Lorazapam9/25/07 PATTY
WASHINGTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ROBBING PHARMACY - Black Bag Disguised as Bomb9/25/07 LINDSTROM
SKAGIT COUNTY MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO AIDING IN ROBBERY OF A PHARMACY - Arlington Rite-Aid Targeted9/21/07 FISHER
KELSO MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN SW WASHINGTON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE NETWORK9/17/07 LOHNER
KELSO MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN SW WASHINGTON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE NETWORK - Defendant Admits He Illegally Sold Methadone8/31/07 MENDOZA-AGUILAR
KEY FIGURE IN PIERCE COUNTY DRUG DISTRIBUTION RING SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON - Defendant and his Pregnant Wife Distributed Pound Quantities of Meth and Cocaine8/27/07 MYSAENGSAY
CANADIAN CONVICTED OF DISTRIBUTING LARGE QUANTITIES OF ECSTASY - Defendant Arrested During Delivery of 4,000 pills to police informant8/23/07 SCHOONOVER
FIRST DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY IN SW WASHINGTON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE NETWORK - Defendant Admits She Illegally Sold Methadone8/14/07 BUSTOS-CHAVEZ
FOUR MORE INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH "OPERATION METHOPOTAMIA" - Organized Criminal Ring Allegedly Dealing Highly Pure Meth and Heroin8/3/07 GONZALEZ-CASTILLO
REPEAT DRUG OFFENDER SENTENCED TO 200 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK COCAINE - Defendant Repeatedly Sold Crack to a Confidential Informant7/12/07 BRAND
DISTRIBUTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO PARTICIPATING IN PHARMACY BURGLARY SCHEME7/11/07 MCCONNELL
TWELFTH PHARMACY BURGLAR PLEADS GUILTY TO PARTICIPATING IN PHARMACY BURGLARY SCHEME - Conspirators Broke into Pharmacies In Northwest and West Coast6/8/07 GOMEZ-RAMIREZ
MEMBERS OF PIERCE COUNTY DRUG DISTRIBUTION RING SENTENCED TO PRISON - Femal Co-conspirator Ferried Cocaine and Meth under Clothing while Pregnant6/1/07 COLOSIO-DUSSAN
LEADERS OF DRUG RING GET LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCES - Ring Members dealt Heroin and Cocaine in King, Snohomish and Skagit Counties4/11/07 KENT GARDEN SHOP
KENT GARDEN SHOP OWNERS INDICTED IN MARIJUANA MANUFACTURING CONSPIRACY - Defendants Offer Advice and Equipment for Dozens of Marijuana Grows4/9/07 SANCHEZ-VASQUEZ
WIRETAP INVESTIGATION TAKES DOWN HEROIN AND COCAINE DISTRIBUTION RING - Six Arrested, $260,000 Cash and Multiple Pounds of Heroin and Cocaine seized in King and Snohomish Counties4/6/07 FUHR
LEADER OF COCAINE AND OXYCODONE DISTRIBUTION RING SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERM4/5/07 VAZQUEZ-LOPEZ
VANCOUVER RESIDENT SENTENCED TO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUG CONSPIRACY - Mexican National Conspired to Distribute Highly Pure Methamphetamine2/23/07 PEREZ PEREZ
ARMED DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO TWELVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR ROLE IN SELLING FIVE POUNDS OF METH2/1/07 NORTENO
GRAND JURY INDICTS DRUG DEALING MEMBERS OF VIOLENT STREET GANG - Latest Success of ATF Sponsored Violent Gang Task Force1/26/07 WILSON
TACOMA MAN GETS 10 YEAR PRISON TERM FOR DRUG AND GUN CRIMES - Pierce County Violent Crimes Task Force takes Crack Dealer Off the Street1/18/07 CZINEGE
CANADIAN MAN CONVICTED OF COCAINE TRAFFICKING - Trucker Had More than 250 Pounds of Cocaine Hidden in Fuel Tanks12/14/06 MEDOZA-MEDINA
FUGITIVE IN FEDERAL DRUG CASE ARRESTED WITH 14 POUNDS OF METHAMPHETAMINE - Defendant one of 43 now charged in connection with Drug Organization Based in Mexico12/1/06 GALINDO-ZURITA
LEADER OF SNOHOMISH/KING COUNTY DRUG RING GETS TEN YEAR TERM - Husband, Wife and Sister-in-law All Sentenced to Prison in Connection with Family Drug Distribution Organization11/17/06 MERRITT
PRESIDENT OF BELLINGHAM BANDIDOS SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON - Dealt Meth, Marijuana, Guns, Stolen Vehicles and Motorcycle Parts10/13/06 PATEL
OWNER OF HOUSE USED IN "DRUG "TUNNEL" PLEADS GUILTY10/13/06 CUNNINGHAM
LEADER OF MARIJUANA AND COCAINE TRAFFICKING RING SENTENCED TO A DECADE BEHIND BARS - Drug Ring Linked to 23 Kilos of Cocaine, $1.3 Million Cash10/13/06 FIGUEROA-LOPEZ
VANCOUVER MAN SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN PRISON FOR REPEATED DRUG DEALING - Defendant Stopped Twice with Meth in Car and Hidden on His Body10/13/06 GARCIA-QUIROZ
VANCOUVER RESIDENT SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUG CONSPIRACY - Mexican National Conspired to Distribute Highly Pure Methamphetamine7/26/06 OPERATION SOMALIA EXPRESS
EIGHTEEN INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING RING IN "OPERATION SOMALIA EXPRESS" - Imported and Distributed Highly Addictive "Khat" into East African Immigrant Communities7/21/06 HERNANDEZ-NAVA
MOUNT VERNON RESIDENT GETS SEVEN YEAR SENTENCE FOR METH DISTRIBUTION - Three Members of Drug Ring Sentenced; Associate Was Fatally Shot During Drug Raid7/21/06 PALOMERA
BROTHERS FROM SOUTH SNOHOMISH COUNTY SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DEALING COCAINE - Men Repeatedly Sold Cocaine to Undercover Agents6/23/06 GALLARDO
MEXICAN NATIONAL GETS TEN YEAR TERM FOR DEALING FIVE LBS. OF METH - Meth Brought up from Mexico was Highly Pure "Ice"6/21/06 GALINDO-ZURITA
SEVENTEEN ARRESTED IN SNOHOMISH/KING COUNTY DRUG CRACKDOWN - Feds Target Two Drug Distribution Groups Selling Heroin and Cocaine6/16/06 FIRST NATION
FIVE CANADIAN FIRST NATION MEMBERS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DRUG SMUGGLING - Federal Judge Tells Tribal Members to Take Message Back to Canada about Harsh Penalties6/9/06 LUNA-CEJUDO
MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO 60 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING - Defendant delivered three pounds of Meth to informant in Tacoma Mall parking lot6/9/06 PICAZO SANCHEZ
WINLICK MAN SENTENCED TO 43 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR MARIJUANA GROWS IN CAPITOL STATE FOREST - Elaborate Grop-op with Nearly 2,000 Plants and Creek Irrigation System5/30/06 MANUAL RUIZ-MALDONADO
EVERETT MAN SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DEALING METH AND COCAINE5/24/06 ROMULO BAUTISTA-OCAMPO
CALIFORNIA MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR DEALING HIGHLY PURE METHAMPHETAMINE
“Ice” Brought up Through California Welded Inside Car’s Driveshaft5/5/06 GARCIA ROMERO
COWLITZ COUNTY MAN GETS TEN YEAR TERM FOR METH TRAFFICKING - Defendant arrested in undercover sting with $180,000 of highly pur methamphetamine4/21/06 CABRERA
BURIEN MAN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR METH DEALING - Drug Group Dealt Pound Quantities of Very Pure Methamphetamine3/10/06 OROZCO-CASTANEDA
MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING - Defendant delivered three pounds of Meth to informant in Tacoma Mall parking lot2/2/06 SLAUGHTER
SEATTLE MAN SENTENCED TO 100 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR DEALING CRACK COCAINE - Judge cites prior criminal history for stiff sentence1/27/06 SIMMONDS
CANADIAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING - Defendant failed to return for trial; was extradited from Canada1/20/06 HERNANDEZ VALENCIA
METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 5+ YEARS IN PRISON - Cowlitz County man arranged sale of 4 lbs of meth worth $180,00012/16/05 COX/FLEISCHMAN
Southwest Washington Methamphetamine Distributors Sentenced to Prison - Camas men distributed meth for large Portland, Oregon based organization12/9/05 RUIZ-MALDONADO
Everett Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine & Meth - Sixteen other defendants already entered guilty pleas in extensive wire-tap case12/9/05 KESLING
Drug Shipment Organizer Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison - Eastside man at center of drug probe that led to prison terms for two lawyers12/1/05 MADDEN
Tukwila Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base11/29/05 BEAUCHMAN
Auburn Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Production - Operated Meth Lab That Contaminated Rental Property and Endangered Children11/18/05 NIEBOER
Canadian Trucker Gets One Year Prison Term for Smuggling Cash - Judge calls bulk cash smuggling "essential ingredient" of the drug trade11/17/05 74 HOOVER CRIPS
Feds Indict Cocaine and Oxycodone Distribution Ring - Nineteen people arrested in criminal organization tied to 74 Hoover Crips Street Gang11/4/05 GARCIA
Lynnwood Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Selling Heroin11/4/05 ZACARIAS-MORALES
Skagit County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison - Trafficked Cocaine and Heroin from California11/3/05 BASSI
Canadian Sentenced to Four Years in Prison in Ecstasy and Ephedrine Smuggling Case10/28/05 CREEDON
Vashon Island Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Marijuana Grow Operation10/14/05 REYES-PONCE
Armed Drug Dealer Gets 15 Years in Prison10/7/05 KARAWI
Seattle Convenience Store Owner Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Illegal Sales of Pseudoephedrine9/30/05 MEDINA
Bellingham Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Drugs, Assault and Witness Tampering9/28/05 MIRABACK
Feds Seize Nearly One-Thousand Pounds of Marijuana at Puyallup Residence - Two Canadian Men Charged9/19/05 MCDOWELL
Tacoma Man Sentenced to Over 14 Years for Being a Felon in Possession of Three Firearms, Plus Drug and Witness Tampering Charges9/16/05 CHAVARRIO-ROMO
Lead Methamphetamine Distributor From SW Washington Drug Ring Sentenced9/9/05 KESLING
Drug Shipment Organizer Pleads Guilty8/11/05 JOHNSON
Vancouver Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Weapons Charges; Faces at Least Ten Years in Prison7/29/05 OGEDENGBE
Houston Couple Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Attempted Smuggling of 16 Pounds of Heroin7/21/05 RAJ
Tunnel Discovered Between Canada and U.S.; Coordinated Investigation Leads to Arrest of Drug Smugglers7/15/05 ESQUIVEL-ORTEGA
California Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison as Member of Large Drug Conspiracy7/8/05 CARONA-ALVAREZ
Sunnyside Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Import More than a Quarter Ton of Pseudoephedrine6/10/05 NELIGAN
Veterans Administration Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion5/24/05 BROOKS
Kent Area Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Leadership of an International Narcotics Trafficking Organization5/19/05 TEMPLETON
Bellingham Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Manufacture Methamphetamine - Left Children and Houses Contaminated5/13/05 LENTZ
Pacific County Man Sentenced to Eleven Years in Prison for Drug and Weapons Crimes5/12/05 CHAVARRIA-ROMO
Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Indicted - Feds and Locals Partner for Major Arrests3/24/05 MCCORMICK
Kelso Couple Sentenced for Sophisticated Marijuana Growing Operation3/11/05 KAUFFMAN
Repeat Drug Dealer From Tukwila Gets Five Year Prison Term3/2/05 ESQUIVEL-ORTEGA
California Man Convicted as Member of Large Drug Conspiracy3/2/05 FERRYMAN
Vancouver Man Gets Five Years For Drug And Weapons Crimes2/10/05 TEMPLETON
Bellingham Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Manufacture Methamphetamine - Left Children and Houses Contaminated2/4/05 WHITFIELD
Former Customs and Border Protection Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Importing "B.C. Bud" Into the United States1/19/05 LALLY
British Columbian Sentenced to Prison for Importing Ecstasy into the United States1/7/05 DRUGS
DEA Cracks Down on Meth Manufacturing With "Operation Sanctioned Sins"