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Police Arrest Armed Man Selling Drugs in Downtown Seattle

Seattle police officers arrested a 27-year-old man, armed with a gun, for selling drugs in Downtown Seattle last night.

On Aug. 13 at about 7:50 p.m., patrol officers near 3rd Avenue and Pine Street saw a man accept money in exchange for narcotics.

According to the police report, the suspect “removed what appeared to be a small clear baggie containing suspected white powdered narcotics from his right-side pocket and hand it to the female subject.”

The suspect walked away from the area and officers quickly apprehended him. When being arrested, the suspect denied having a gun on him.

Police recovered:

  • Handgun
  • $295 cash
  • 0.6g Fentanyl
  • Scale, plastic baggies

Officers booked the suspect into the King County Jail for Sale and Delivery of Synthetic Narcotics and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.

Detectives in the Narcotics Unit are assigned to this case.

Incident Number: 2025-232520