Nice meth bust in Bellingham

Seems that some Seattleites were trying to deal a bit of meth in our fair town. From the Bellingham Herald:

3 men arrested in Bellingham meth-trafficking bust
Northwest Regional Drug Task Force agents arrested three men from the Seattle area Friday, Oct. 17, on suspicion of bringing about $160,000 worth of methamphetamine into Bellingham.

Agents arrested Alfonso Hernandez-Ramirez, 39, Camilo Lopez-Lopez, 31, and Efren Flores, 23. Each will be charged with multiple counts of possessing and dealing methamphetamine.

Drug Task Force agents watched the men meet at a restaurant on Telegraph Road off Meridian Street at 9:30 p.m., and then leave to go to a motel.

The task force had been investigating the men for a year and believed that a drug deal was taking place, Drug Task Force Commander Rick Sucee said.

A bit more:

Sucee said the men brought several pounds of methamphetamine to Whatcom County each month.

He said he thinks the methamphetamine was manufactured in Mexico because it was high grade and in a large quantity.

Telegraph Road is so named as it follows the route of the first telegraph lines into Bellingham. I know where it is and have eaten at the two Mexican restaurants on it. To be moving that much is bad news indeed. I tend to be pretty easy going about people's drug use but Meth is nasty nasty stuff -- good to get these mokes off the street...