FORKS – More than two pounds of cyrstal methamphetamine were seized and seven men were arrested in two counties after a three-year probe into what investigators call a major methamphetamine trafficking ring with possible international connections.
“I really sense that we will impact the availability of methamphetamine for a little while . . . in particular on the West End,” said OPNET commander Ron Cameron of the Clallam County Sheriff’s Department.
Three men have been arrested in Clallam County, and four in Grays Harbor County, the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team, also known as OPNET, confirmed on Thursday.
The methamphetamine, which investigators estimate is worth $108,000 in street sales, was seized Tuesday in Forks after three search warrants were served by OPNET investigators and members of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, said a written statement from OPNET.
Also seized was marijuana and $40,000 in cash.
OPNET began investigating the case in 2004, said Cameron.
The drug enforcement task force in Grays Harbor County was involved as the investigation uncovered links in Aberdeen and Hoqium, he said.
