Thurston County deputies arrest two accused of dealing narcotics in Yelm area

Thurston County deputies arrested two people on suspicion of dealing narcotics in the Yelm area on Tuesday.

The arrests occurred at a residence on the 8700 block of Pepperidge Lane Southeast in North Yelm, according to booking information in the Thurston County jail log.

The Thurston County Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at the residence after “establishing probable cause for narcotics dealing,” Sheriff Derek Sanders shared in a Tuesday evening Facebook post. Detectives seized cocaine, pills, seven firearms, firearm magazines and firearm ammunition as well as bulletproof vests, $14,000 in cash, packaging materials, scales and other drug paraphernalia, he said.

Detectives also seized merchandise, including shoes, purses, TVs and jewelry, Sanders added.

Deputies booked two 23-year-old men on suspicion of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, cocaine. One of them is accused of doing so while armed.