Kent Police drug bust seizes $400,000 cash; drugs worth $648,000

Published 4:30 pm Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Kent Police arrested two people, seized $400,000 in cash and confiscated drugs worth a street value of about $648,000 during a recent bust in Renton.

Detectives learned information about drug trafficking in the Kent area. An investigation led to the Feb. 27 arrest of a 41-year-old Renton man and a 42-year-old Renton woman, said Kent Police spokesman Jarod Kasner.

Police surrounded a residence in the Renton Highlands and executed a search warrant. Police found the following items at the home:

• Three firearms

• 3.69 pounds of heroin

• 13.97 pounds of cocaine

• 1.76 pounds of marijuana

• $400,000 cash

The man and woman were arrested for investigation of violation of the uniformed controlled substances act, criminal conspiracy for distribution and trafficking of narcotics, unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen firearm.

Police turned over the case to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to file charges.