Rangers, assisted by Forest Service law enforcement officers, conducted a traffic enforcement operation on US Highway 101 around Lake Crescent on Friday, August 24th. Rangers contacted a driver for a speeding violation and a Forest Service officer with a dog assisted. The dog detected drugs inside the vehicle, at which point the driver immediately fled up a steep slope. He was soon caught and taken into custody. A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of more than a half pound of marijuana, a half pound of methamphetamine, a quarter pound of cocaine, a cutting agent, and $15,800 in cash. The 2007 Lincoln Navigator was also seized. The driver has a long history of violent criminal activity and has been a subject of interest in an ongoing Olympic Peninsula multi-agency drug investigation.
