Three arrested, pounds of methamphetamine seized in drug bust

QUINCY- A recent drug investigation led to police seizing about six pounds of methamphetamine and three men getting arrested, according to a Grant County Sheriff's Office statement.

The men arrested Thursday are currently in Grant County Jail.

The estimated six pounds of meth has a street value of more than $80,000, according to the sheriff's office.

Also seized during the operations was a ballistic vest, two firearms, ammunition, drug paraphernalia, over $2,500 in cash and two vehicles, bringing the total estimated value of drugs and assets seized to over $100,000.

Grant County's Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (INET) joined forces with the Columbia River Drug Task Force, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Investigations, Grant County Sheriff's Deputies, Quincy Police and Wenatchee Police in this investigation.

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- Staff report