MLPD stops alleged drug shipment in Moses Lake
NANCE BESTON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 months AGO
Moses Lake Tactical Response Team initiated a vehicle takedown in the Winco parking lot at 3 a.m. Friday. They took one suspect, Joel Eveline, 42, of Tacoma into custody for multiple charges.
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MOSES LAKE — On Friday, Moses Lake Street Crimes intercepted an alleged shipment of drugs traveling through Moses Lake, according to a statement from the Moses Lake Police Department.
At around 3 a.m. Friday, the Moses Lake Tactical Response Team initiated a vehicle takedown of a subject in the Winco parking lot.
“TRT initiated a vehicle take-down using a flash bang diversion device to safely take him into custody,” MLPD Captain Jeff Sursely said.
Detectives recovered over half a pound of methamphetamine, a fourth a pound of fentanyl powder, a gun and cash.
The suspect, Joel Eveline, 42, from Tacoma, was booked into Grant County Jail on multiple charges. According to the jail roster, those include possession, delivery or manufacture schedule I or II narcotics or flunitrazepam and first-degree unlawful possession ofa firearm.
The investigation is ongoing, according to MLPD.
“They did a good job,” Sursely said. “I mean, it’s just another fine example of great police work.”
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