Seattle cops break up downtown drug deal, arrest suspect after foot chase
Jan 17, 2025, 9:06 AM | Updated: 9:08 am
Confiscated items on the arrested suspect's person obtained by SPD. (Photo courtesy of SPD)
(Photo courtesy of SPD)
Officers with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) led an anti-narcotics operation in Downtown Seattle Wednesday night, arresting one individual in the process.
At approximately 8:45 p.m., officers observed a 21-year-old man performing a hand-to-hand transaction. Officers believed the action was consistent with drug dealing. When they confronted the suspect, he fled, leading to a foot chase. While running, he was seen throwing away suspected drug evidence, according to SPD.
More WA news: Truck driver crashes through wall of a Taco Bell in Graham
The officers eventually caught the suspect at Third Avenue and Pike Street and arrested him.
On the suspect’s person, police recovered 25 grams of fentanyl powder separated in several small pouches, $421.75 in cash and a folding knife.
The suspect was booked into King County Jail for possession, sale and delivery of a synthetic narcotic alongside an additional charge for obstructing a police officer.
More WA crime: Car prowler arrested after police chased suspect from Sammamish to Renton
Frank Sumrall is a content editor at MyNorthwest and producer of the Seattle Seahawks podcast, The Reset with Gee Scott. You can read his stories here and you can email him here.
