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4 ounces of meth seized from ‘prolific' Pioneer Square dealer, police say

SEATTLE — A 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dealing multiple ounces of methamphetamine in the Pioneer Square neighborhood, Seattle police said.

Detectives said they received information about the meth dealing and made multiple undercover purchases from the man over the course of two months.

Police said they located the man Wednesday in Bellevue and followed him to 23rd Avenue South and South Massachusetts Street where he was arrested.

According to police, the man lives outside of Seattle but would come into the city to sell meth.

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"During a search of the suspect's vehicle, detectives located and seized 117 grams (4 ounces) of methamphetamine," a spokesperson for the police department wrote in a blotter post.

The drugs were submitted into evidence and the man was booked into the King County Jail, police said.

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