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It isn’t clear how much the East Precinct  has stepped up anti-drug dealing activities around Broadway and Cal Anderson Park or if Seattle Police Department is just putting more focus on the busts but the department has released details of another suspected street dealer arrested by patrol officers on Capitol Hill in recent weeks.

SPD says its officers were “conducting surveillance near Broadway and East Pike Street, when they identified a drug dealer who was approached by several buyers” early last Friday morning.

Police were able to take the suspected dealer into custody without incident near Pike and Boylston. SPD reports officers recovered 20g of suspected Xanax, 1.5g of Methamphetamine, 8.0g of Fentanyl, digital scales, packaging, and $683 cash were recovered from the suspect.

Police say the 32-year-old was also wanted on warrants for Possession of Stolen Vehicle, Theft and Escape, and Criminal Impersonation; and is on Department of Corrections supervision for drug violations. Continue reading →