Crime & Safety

'Upper Level' Drug Dealer Arrested In Shoreline

Along with the arrest, police seized some $250,000 in drugs from his car.

SHORELINE, WA - Shoreline police last week arrested a "mid to upper level" drug dealer who had been doing business in the city.

The dealer was arrested May 3 after an investigation that lasted several months. Police said that they tracked the dealer using a pen register, surveillance, and vehicle trackers.

After the suspect was arrested during a traffic stop, police searched his car and found a lode of drugs. Police reportedly recovered $14,000, and cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin worth about $250,000 on the street.

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