7 Connected To Seattle In Drug Fed Drug Bust
"With the seizure of the 27 kilograms of fentanyl pills in a Seattle apartment here, we potentially saved 162,000 lives," said special agent Jacob Galvan, in charge of the DEA Seattle Field Division. The post 7 Connected To Seattle In Drug Fed Drug Bust appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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“With the seizure of the 27 kilograms of fentanyl pills in a Seattle apartment here, we potentially saved 162,000 lives,” said special agent Jacob Galvan, in charge of the DEA Seattle Field Division. Seven people were arrested in Seattle, and two more people from western Washington were arrested in Pennsylvania. During the arrests, federal agents seized methamphetamine, cocaine and several hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Ninety people were arrested and indicted in states including Washington and Pennsylvania. The suspects face state and federal charges. 25-year-old Bryce “Benji” Hill, was arrested in Seattle on Jan. 11. Hill was charged in the Western District of Pennsylvania with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine.
The investigation in Pittsburgh started in 2018. Investigators served search warrants on Seattle-area residences associated with Hill and seized five guns, including assault-style weapons and guns with extended clips. Hill is prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior convictions. Hill was identified as a key distributor of drugs in the Seattle area, and that he or his associates would travel between Arizona and Seattle making drug transactions and bringing proceeds to conspirators in Phoenix, Arizona.
Special Agent in Charge Robert Hammer oversees Homeland Security Investigations operations in the Pacific Northwest. “Cartel activity of this nature is of particular concern to HSI, and we continue to prioritize investigations into individuals and organizations that illicitly introduce deadly fentanyl and firearms into our communities,” said Hammer. “This national operation has brought 90 individuals to justice, taken a large amount of guns off of our streets, and serves as a message to other fentanyl trafficking organizations that we will not stop.”
“This organization sold their illicit narcotics throughout the U.S., from the Southwest border to the Pacific Northwest and all the way to the East Coast,” said Jacob D. Galvan, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Seattle Field Division. “Our federal partnerships once again have proven invaluable in defeating these organizations and holding their members accountable,” Hammer said.
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