Crime & Safety
Man Suspected Of Selling Stolen Tacoma Guns Arrested In Covington
King County deputies have arrested a man suspected of illegally selling several firearms stolen from a Tacoma gun store.

COVINGTON, WA —More than a dozen weapons and a large amount of illegal drugs were seized during an operation at a Covington home Wednesday, according to the King County Sheriff's Office. The ATF Violent Crimes Task Force arrested a 39-year-old man suspected of illegally selling almost two dozen handguns stolen from a Tacoma store in August. Investigators said just one of the stolen weapons was recovered at the home.
Aside from the handgun, the task force seized 13 other weapons along with a large amount of Xanax, methamphetamine, heroin, and cash. Investigators said another person, a 32-year-old man, was arrested at the home on an outstanding warrant.

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