Meth Delivery In Skyway Surprises Homeowner

SKYWAY, WA - Methamphetamine is one of the few things not for sale on Amazon. Even still, FedEx delivered a batch of the notorious drug to a home in Skyway last week.

The package arrived at a home along the 6700 block of South 124th Street, just steps from Campbell Hill Elementary School, on Jan. 25. When the homeowner opened the package, she found a can with a Ziplock bag full of powder, according to police.

The King County Sheriff's Office took possession of the drugs, Sgt. Cindi West said. Police tested the powder to confirm it was indeed methamphetamine.

There was a name on the package, West said, but no one living at the home - including Airbnb tenants staying there - recognized it. West was not aware of any similar incidents in the area.

Skyway's West Hill Community Association warned locals the delivery might be part of a scam.

"To be clear, the woman did not just place an order for meth from Amazon - it turns out there is a dangerous scam going on where drug cartel members have illicit substances concealed and mailed to an innocent person's doorstep, closely track the delivery, and then wait in their vehicle outside the home to intercept the delivery before the resident," the association posted on Facebook.

Seattle Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent Jodie Underwood said delivery schemes like this have happened, but not frequently. The connection to a cartel, she said, is unlikely, but that's hard to determine without knowing where the package came from and the quantity of drugs inside.

Caption: Containers of different forms of methamphetamine are displayed at a news conference announcing the state's largest meth bust in history, Thursday, July 14, 2011, in Las Vegas.

Photo by Julie Jacobson/Associated Press