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Police arrest man suspected of selling drugs in downtown Seattle

SEATTLE — Two bicycle officers with the Seattle Police Department interrupted a narcotics transaction and took a 41-year-old suspect into custody on Monday.

Officials said the two officers watched the suspect engage in drug transactions near the Prefontaine Park fountain around 1 p.m.

"They arrested the 41-year-old man without incident and recovered nearly 9 grams of Ecstasy and crack cocaine and heroin from him," Seattle police said in a blotter post.

Police said they also seized over $500 in cash and a digital scale from the suspect.

The suspect was booked into the King County Jail for possession with the intent to deliver.

KIRO 7 will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

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