The search of a stolen vehicle turned into a six-figure drug bust after Renton police discovered and seized narcotics and cash valued at approximately $412,000 in total.<\/p>\n
Officers dispatched to an occupied stolen vehicle on March 14 using the tracking of a security system subscription service, according to a news release from the department. After the security service disabled the vehicle, officers arrested the occupants without incident.<\/p>\n
The registered owner of the stolen vehicle consented to a search of the vehicle, revealing multiple baggies of narcotics — a level of possession with intent to sell, according to the department.<\/p>\n
The discovery led to the notification of narcotics investigators from the department’s Special Enforcement Team to take control of the investigation, according to the department. Investigators obtained a search warrant for the vehicle — seizing $360,174 in cash and approximately $52,188 in methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl pills and powder, and amphetamines in the search, with 101 packages of substances in total.<\/p>\n
The department tied the suspects involved in the March 14 investigation to another drug seizure in December 2022 in Renton. The previous incident resulted in the search of a subject and search warrant of a vehicle resulting in the seizure of three stolen handguns, $35,513 in cash and a variety of narcotics including methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, amphetamines and oxycodone.<\/p>\n
Investigation into both the March 14 and December 2022 incidents continues.<\/p>\n
As of 2023, Renton police have opened 10 narcotics investigations, according to the department. In 2022, Renton police opened 45 narcotics cases, with investigations likely ongoing.<\/p>\n
Narcotics investigations have the potential to last a long time, with “one bust [leading] to another,” said Sandra Havlik, the department’s public information officer.<\/p>\n
The December 2022 and March 14 busts serve as an example of a smaller bust leading to a “bigger successful bust,” Havlik said.<\/p>\n
Renton’s Special Enforcement Team makes several busts a year, according to the department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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