Busted

Law enforcement made a bust on a drug distribution network involving a Bellingham homeless encampment.  70,000 suspected fentanyl-laced pills were discovered in the car of suspect Rigoberto Vasquez Martinez, believed to be involved in running the drug network.  3,000 grams of fentanyl powder, 500 grams of suspected fentanyl-laced pills, 1,000 grams of heroin, 300 grams of suspected methamphetamine, a loaded 9mm handgun, and $46,000 in cash were also found in Martinez’s storage locker.  Another search warrant was executed on the homeless encampment in Bellingham where law enforcement found firearms, drug paraphernalia, and cash.