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Bellingham man arrested after officers witness drug deal

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BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A Bellingham man is in custody after officers caught him selling drugs.

Police Lt. Claudia Murphy says that the officers witnessed the suspect interacting with another person on Railroad Ave Tuesday afternoon. The suspect, identified as a 39-year-old man, was seen exchanging a bag of suspected narcotics with the other person in exchange for cash.

Investigators stopped the other individual and confiscated the bag, which contained nearly 3 grams of methamphetamine. The suspect was arrested on 3 active warrants and two drug-related charges, including selling narcotics within 1000 feet of a school bus stop. He remains at the Whatcom County Jail without bail for the new charges.

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