EVERETT — As part of an ongoing narcotics investigation, the Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force conducted four search warrants for units within the Mt. View Apartments in Lynnwood.
On Sept. 17, officers served the first warrant after beginning the investigation earlier that month when investigators learned a 29-year-old man was selling methamphetamine and fentanyl from his apartment, according to a Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office press release. Investigators developed probable cause for the arrest on charges of delivering a controlled substance and got a search warrant approved. The same day, the officers arrested the suspect off-site and booked him into Snohomish County Jail, where he remains.
During the search, detectives seized 4.8 grams of methamphetamine, 19.5 grams of fentanyl powder, 6.3 grams of fentanyl pills, a loaded 9mm pistol, and drug-packaging and trafficking materials, the release said.
In October, Investigators learned a second unit in the same complex was allegedly selling drugs, the release said. While conducting surveillance in preparation for serving a warrant, detectives observed a male suspect allegedly openly carrying a rifle in the parking lot. They also observed multiple short-stay visits among several apartments, which the release said strengthened concerns of additional units involved with drug trafficking.
While detectives developed probable cause that drugs were allegedly being sold from two additional units, the original warrant service was delayed, the release said. Snohomish County Superior Court then granted search warrants for all three apartments.
On Wednesday, investigators carried out a multi-location warrant operation with assistance from Region 1 SWAT and North Sound Metro SWAT, the release said. Officers located 21 individuals inside the apartments and arrested 14 of them. Snohomish County Animal Control took custody of one dog and transported the animal to the Everett Animal Shelter.
From the first unit, officers arrested seven suspects, including:
- A 31-year-old man with an active Lynnwood Police Department warrant on suspicion of third-degree malicious mischief. Officers booked him into the Lynnwood Jail.
- A 32-year-old woman with an active Lynnwood Police Department warrant on suspicion of third-degree theft.
- A 47-year-old man with an active Lynnwood Police Department warrant on suspicion of third-degree driving while license suspended. Officers booked him into the Lynnwood Jail.
- A 41-year-old man with three Lynnwood Police Department warrants, two for third-degree theft and one for second-degree criminal trespass. Officers booked him into the Lynnwood Jail.
- A 46-year-old man with an active Marysville Police Department warrant on suspicion of fourth-degree assault. Officers booked him into Snohomish County Jail.
- A 36-year-old man on suspicion of a Department of Corrections felony escape warrant. Officers booked him into Snohomish County Jail.
- A 42-year-old woman with an active Lynnwood Police Department warrant on suspicion of third-degree theft. Officers booked her into the South Correctional Entity Jail.
From the second unit, officers arrested seven suspects, including:
- A 43-year-old woman on suspicion of delivery of a controlled substance.
- A 37-year-old man with an active Marysville Police Department warrant on suspicion of use of a controlled substance in public. Officers booked him into the Marysville Jail.
- A 55-year-old man with an active Skagit County warrant on suspicion of third-degree theft.
- A 38-year-old woman with a Lynnwood Police Department warrant on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and a Renton warrant on suspicion of third-degree theft.
- A 42-year-old man with a felony Department of Corrections warrant. Officers booked him into Snohomish County Jail.
- A 51-year-old man on suspicion of trespassing. Officers booked him into Snohomish County Jail.
- A 42-year-old woman with multiple Lynnwood Police Department warrants on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, third-degree theft and fourth-degree assault. Officers booked her into the South Correctional Entity Jail.
This remains an active investigation.
Jenna Millikan: 425-339-3035; jenna.millikan@heraldnet.com; X: @JennaMillikan
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