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Seattle and federal partners announce arrests, indictment of five in ‘Jungle’ drug trafficking case
Summary
City and federal officials announced the arrest and grand jury indictment of five people tied to a violent drug trafficking organization that preyed on people experiencing homelessness in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, seizing firearms and large quantities of fentanyl powder.
Seattle and federal law enforcement officials announced the arrest and grand jury indictment of five people they say were part of a violent drug trafficking organization preying on people experiencing homelessness in the Chinatown-International District.
Mayor Bruce Harrell, joined by U.S. Attorney Tessa Gorman and officials from the FBI, DEA, IRS Criminal Investigation and the Seattle Police Department, said the group — which investigators called the “Jungle Drug Trafficking Organization” — sold fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin in encampments and other locations including beneath I‑5 and near 12th and Jackson.
The announcement came at a press event held at Hing Hay Park, where officials described a coordinated, multiagency investigation that led to arrests and search warrants. “This drug trafficking group was preying on people experiencing homelessness in our Chinatown International…
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