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Posted: Friday, 05 February 2010 4:00PM

Sumas Bust Nets 65 Pounds Of Drug-making Powder

Tracy Ellis Reporting
KGMI News

kgmi@kgmi.com

SUMAS, Wash. -- U.S. Border Patrol agents say the arrested a Canadian citizen on Monday near Sumas, seizing 65 pounds of a substance used to make the street drug known as 'ecstasy.'

Agents found the man with 7 bundles of a white powder in a remote wooded area.

The powder is valued at $300,000, according to agents.

Small Plane from Bellingham Crash Lands on Eliza Island

Investigators said the plane had engine problems that forced it to go down on the island shortly after leaving Bellingham International Airport.

Suspect Named In Hit-and-Run on Meridian Street

Bellingham police say they're looking for Arturo Ceras Francisco, who has not been seen since the collision.

Whatcom County Nurse Disciplined For Failed Drug Test

State regulators said the nurse has tested positive for marijuana, cocaine and a prescription drug.

Blaine Couple's Deceased Baby Has Identity Stolen

Mother: “Somebody took the last final straw of the end of the year, the closing of the year of her death, and they took that from us.”

State Dismisses Complaint Against WTA Job Ad

WTA changed the ad after Gary Lysne complained, but the PDC ruled that the ad was never in violation of election rules.

State House Extends Tax Breaks for Aluminum Industry

Whatcom County representatives Kelli Linville and Doug Ericksen sponsored the bill. It now goes to the state senate.

Census Forms Arrive In Whatcom County This Week

Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike was hitting the streets Wednesday in support of the census.

One in Ten Whatcom County Residents Looking for Work

The local unemployment rate in continued to climb last month, rising to 10 percent from January’s 9.4.

Jury Convicts Man of Raping University Student

Charles Boome, 45, was convicted Tuesday of raping a Western Washington University student in her apartment in April 2007.

Bellingham Man In Idaho Jail After Boise Bar Fight

Boise Police said 25-year-old Parker Taylor allegedly punched an officer who tried to break up a fight in front of a bar.

Man Wanted For Leaving Army Arrested In Blaine

Border guards at the Pacific Highway crossing denied 20-year-old Robert Lucus entry into Canada on March 10th.

County Residents React To Moratorium on Wind Turbines

People opposed to wind turbines at Tuesday's county council meeting were matched by an equal number welcoming the idea.

Founder of Aluminum Chambered Boats No Longer CEO

ACB's President said Larry Weiber will remain on the board: "In any company there’s changes that go on as the business evolves"

Tukwila Company Chosen To Repave Bellingham's Airport

The Port of Bellingham has awarded Icon Materials a $26-million bid to reconstruct Bellingham International Airport's runway.

Bellingham Approves Expansion of Wastewater Facility

The Bellingham City Council unanimously approved one of the alternatives for expanding the Post Point wastewater treatment facility.

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