Seattle police officers arrested a 30-year-old man, and “High Utilizer Initiative” offender, for openly using Fentanyl in the Chinatown-International District.
On Nov. 20 at about 8:50 p.m., officers on foot, patrolling the area of 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street saw a man using suspected narcotics on the sidewalk. They detained him for questioning and found a $1,000 warrant for his arrest.
According to the police report, 12th and Jackson is “a heavy foot traffic place and I believe [the suspect] was exposing passerby civilians to Fentanyl.” Officers arrested the man and recovered baggies of Fentanyl and drug paraphernalia.
The suspect, a previously convicted felon, is on active Department of Corrections supervision and is prohibited from engaging in criminal activity as a condition of his release. Police booked him into the King County Jail.
Detectives in the Narcotics Unit are assigned to this case.
Incident Number: 2025-341223
The High Utilizer Initiative was created by the Seattle City Attorney’s Office to give special attention and accountability to the most problematic individuals committing misdemeanor crimes in Seattle. The initiative partners the City Attorney’s Office with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Seattle Police, and the King County Jail.