Auburn woman arrested, suspected of dealing fentanyl in Pierce Co.
AUBURN, Wash. - Pierce County deputies arrested a woman suspected of dealing fentanyl, following a two-month investigation.
Deputies arrested the 25-year-old woman Tuesday night in South Hill, after they found her driving a stolen car. They served a search warrant at her apartment in Auburn, where they found 3,000 fentanyl pills, 300 Xanax pills and $9,000 in cash.
Puget Sound agencies have been working to tackle a fentanyl crisis, and in the last two years have arrested 16 conspirators in a multi-state fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution ring. In their investigation, officers seized guns, drugs and 100,000 fentanyl pills.
The woman was booked into jail for unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
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