Seattle police recovered multiple types of illegal drugs, cash, and distribution materials during an arrest in the First Hill neighborhood on November 28.
Around 6:20 p.m., officers conducting proactive patrols near Harvard Avenue and Spring Street noticed a vehicle with expired tabs and a shattered driver’s side window. Inside, they found two occupants. The driver appeared to be nodding off while holding a glass narcotics pipe, and officers observed a second pipe protruding from his coat pocket with visible burned residue.
Police arrested the driver for narcotics possession and recovered a range of drugs and items consistent with distribution, including:
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9.2 grams of fentanyl
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7.3 grams of Xanax
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1.2 grams of methamphetamine
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0.5 grams of cocaine
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$253 in cash
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Approximately 70 plastic baggies
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Two digital scales
The suspect was booked into the King County Jail for Sale/Delivery of Synthetic Narcotics.
Incident Number: 2025-349690
Drugs and cash recovered during arrest in First Hill:https://t.co/RS0pCkds4z
— Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) December 2, 2025