An apartment complex in Lynnwood was one of several residences raided in a major drug sweep across Puget Sound this week.
On Wednesday, federal agents and local police descended on the complex in the 20800 block of 76th Avenue West, not far from College Place middle and elementary schools.
It’s unknown how many people were arrested there, but the series of coordinated raids resulted in a total of 45 arrests. On Wednesday alone, agents seized 28 pounds of heroin, five pounds of cocaine and two pounds of meth.
Police believe the drugs were transported, sometimes in hidden compartments, from Mexico, through Arizona and California and into King, Pierce, Skagit and Snohomish counties for distribution.
“With these arrests, we are sending a clear message to transnational criminal organizations that they are being actively pursued and will be shut down,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Matthew G. Barnes. “This organization has wreaked havoc in our community by leaving behind a path of death and destruction through the large quantity of drugs they have distributed.”
The investigation involved officers from the South Snohomish County Drug Task Force, which includes Lynnwood, Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace police departments.
Just last week, agents made another bust at a home near 64th and 188th.
DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THESE APARTMENT ON 76TH. AND 208TH ACROSS FROM COLLEGE PLACE ELEMENTARY. WHERE THE DRUG RAID OCCURRED? I NEED TO FIND OUT FOR MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER’S PLANNED INVESTMENT. IF IT IS THE SAME COMPLEX SHE IS INTERESTED IN WE DON’T WANT TO PURCHASE PROPERTY THERE FOR HEALTH REASONS. ANY NAME CONCERNING IDENTIFYING THIS PROPERTY WHERE DRUGS AND 45 ARRESTS WERE MADE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS, KEN STEWART USMC/ RET.