BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- Drug enforcement agencies made a big meth bust in Bellingham.
A joint investigation by the local Northwest Regional Drug Task Force and several federal agencies resulted in the arrests of two men on various federal charges related to smuggling methamphetamine.
A citizen tipped officers about the possibility of a large amount of meth being smuggled through Bellingham last Friday.
Drug task force officials said the two men had more than five pounds of crystal meth in their possession worth up to $200,000 when agents arrested them.
The drugs, believed to have come from Mexico, were apparently headed to the Vancouver, B.C. area.
Mandeep Gill, 32, of Bellingham and Avtar Singh Sidhu, 36, of Fresno, California, were booked into the Whatcom County Jail then transported to a federal detention facility in Seattle.
They face several federal charges.
If you have an anonymous tip, you can call the drug task force at 676-6952.
Meanwhile, Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike and bus tax opponent Brett Bonner will debate the proposal at the Northwest Business Club meeting Wednesday at noon.
Urban Transition Studios presents its ideas for turning Bellingham into a “more urban and sustainable community” at the city council chambers Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is saying any issues with Newport pale in comparison to the environmental and health hazards affecting the Port of Bellingham.
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